Table 2.
Select highly expressed nurse genes putatively associated with queen presence
| Gene | Log10 expression | Log2 Fold Change | Tissue | Upregulated | Annotation | Function | RJ proteome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB55205 | 5.42 | 0.85 | H | Queen present | Major royal jelly protein 1 precursor | Nutrition | Yes |
| GB55212 | 4.70 | 1.21 | H | Queen present | Major royal jelly protein 2 precursor | Nutrition | Yes |
| GB55211 | 3.94 | 0.84 | H | Queen present | Major royal jelly protein 2 precursor | Nutrition | Yes |
| GB55206 | 4.03 | 0.75 | H | Queen present | Major royal jelly protein 4 precursor | Nutrition | Yes |
| GB55208 | 3.99 | 0.79 | H | Queen present | Major royal jelly protein 5 | Nutrition | Yes |
| GB55209 | 5.17 | 0.84 | H | Queen present | Major royal jelly protein 5 precursor | Nutrition | Yes |
| GB55207 | 3.21 | 0.86 | H | Queen present | Major royal jelly protein 6 precursor | Nutrition | Yes |
| GB55213 | 4.10 | 0.66 | H | Queen present | Major royal jelly protein 7 precursor | Nutrition | Yes |
| GB55215 | 2.14 | 1.44 | H | Queen present | Major royal jelly protein 9 precursor | Nutrition | Yes |
| GB55729 | 2.89 | −1.03 | MG | Queen absent | Major royal jelly protein 1 | Nutrition | Yes |
| GB45797 | 2.39 | 1.79 | MG | Queen present | Major royal jelly protein 1‐ partial | Nutrition | Yes |
| GB55205 | 5.72 | −1.39 | MG | Queen absent | Major royal jelly protein 1 precursor | Nutrition | Yes |
| GB45796 | 5.39 | 0.77 | MG | Queen present | Major royal jelly protein 3‐ partial | Nutrition | Yes |
| GB55208 | 4.25 | 1.93 | MG | Queen present | Major royal jelly protein 5 | Nutrition | Yes |
| GB55209 | 5.28 | 0.79 | MG | Queen present | Major royal jelly protein 5 precursor | Nutrition | Yes |
| GB55207 | 3.28 | −0.48 | MG | Queen absent | Major royal jelly protein 6 precursor | Nutrition | Yes |
| GB55213 | 4.39 | −0.25 | MG | Queen absent | Major royal jelly protein 7 precursor | Nutrition | Yes |
Mean expression across conditions (i.e., mean normalized counts) is shown as Log10 expression for each gene, relative expression in nurse tissues in queen absent vs. queen present conditions is shown as Log2 Fold Change, tissue (H = head tissue, MG = mandibular gland tissue), whether the gene was upregulated in queen present or queen absent colony conditions, annotation, inferred functional category, and whether the encoded protein has been identified in the royal jelly proteome, and thus assumed to be secreted from nurse glands to the brood food.