Table 4.

A heatmap showing the expression profile of cuticle proteins (part) during the early development of L. vannamei.

Gene ID	NR Description	zygo	blas	gast	lbe	lim	Nauplius	Zoea	Mysis	Postlarvae
c56881_g2	arthrodial cuticle protein AMP8.1	1.59	3.10	0.00	0.00	24.42	3695.25	1016.29	1194.86	2757.89
c76513_g1	cuticle protein	4.86	2.27	0.83	0.15	2.89	3096.47	143.43	568.54	525.30
c56881_g1	arthrodial cuticle protein AMP8.1	2.19	1.64	0	0.66	35.78	3009.29	575.29	923.33	1855.53
c62024_g1	cuticle protein CUT8	0.00	1.24	0.35	0.00	0.33	1479.42	337.21	1396.92	2408.11
c39382_g1	cuticular protein RR-2 motif 78 precursor	0.65	0.90	0.35	0.00	1.35	948.43	61.46	86.86	401.31
c65344_g1	cuticle protein	0.66	0.26	0	0.00	0.00	841.99	166.13	605.69	1011.85
c77367_g1	calcified cuticle protein CP14.1	0.41	0.77	0.35	0.00	7.17	754.50	457.04	479.15	993.26
c76821_g2	putative cuticle protein (Cpr64Ac)	0.44	1.35	0.00	0.00	8.84	504.28	0.41	0.51	0.00
c66289_g1	early cuticle protein 6	0.00	0.55	1.89	0.45	0.00	247.32	139.12	174.46	382.73
c73025_g1	early cuticle protein 6	0.21	0.49	0.00	0.00	0.00	241.66	29.55	137.76	772.74
c74284_g1	structural constituent of cuticle	0.00	0	0.73	0.20	0.00	233.06	16.61	25.36	315.62
c66706_g1	structural constituent of cuticle	3.54	113.39	264.43	148.89	496.93	596.02	21.09	5.46	1.86
c67645_g1	calcified cuticle protein CP8.5	0.00	0.33	0.00	0.00	0.00	97.619	20.40	10.42	18.36

The gene ID, expression profile (FPKM value) and NR description is depicted. Bold text denotes up-regulation at phase II (larva in membrane and nauplius).