Table 3.
Characteristics of glue proteins in the species studied (except Sgs7 and Sgs8)
| Protein | Species | Length (aa) | Kind of repeat | Approx. nr of repeats | N glyc | O glyc | Disoredered repeats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sgs1 | melanogaster | 1286 | PTTTTPR/STTTTSTSR | ca 85 | 2 | > 25 | yes |
| simulans | 785 | CAPTTTTPR | ca 40 | 1 | > 25 | yes | |
| mauritiana | 412 | CAPTTTTPR | ca 13 | 1 | > 25 | yes | |
| sechellia | 492 | CAPTTTTPR | ca 22 | 1 | > 25 | yes | |
| santomea | uncertain sequence | ||||||
| yakuba | 619? | RPPTTSPSC | uncertain | > 25 | |||
| elegans | 837 | T rich stretches | 0 | > 25 | yes | ||
| rhopaloa | ca. 624 | T rich stretches | 1 | > 25 | yes | ||
| ficusphila | 758 | CAPTTTPST | ca 59 | 0 | > 25 | yes | |
| takahashii | 585 | TSTTTTPR | ca 25 | 1 | > 25 | yes | |
| eugracilis | 635 | PRCTTTTT | ca 39 | 0 | > 25 | yes | |
| biarmipes | 696 | VPTT/KCQMTTSSSAPTTAAPTATSTTAATTSTP | 3/ca 12 | 1 | > 25 | yes | |
| suzukii | 2245 | VPTT/RCPITTSTSAPTTTTATTTSTSTSTTSTP | 8/ca 63 | 1 | > 25 | yes | |
| Sgs3 | melanogaster | 307 | KPTTT | ca 31 | 0 | > 25 | yes |
| simulans | 188 | a few T rich stretches | 0 | > 25 | yes | ||
| mauritiana | 183 | CAPPTRPPCTSPTTTTTTTTTT | ca 5 | 1 | > 25 | yes | |
| sechellia | 172 | CKPTTTTTT | ca 8 | 0 | > 25 | yes | |
| santomea | 273 | PTTTTTTTRR | ca 6 | 0 | > 25 | yes | |
| yakuba | 273 | PTTTTTTTRR | ca 6 | 0 | > 25 | yes | |
| erecta | 333 | TTRR | ca 35 | 3 | > 25 | yes | |
| elegans a | 216 | CAPTTTTTTTQR | ca 7 | 0 | > 25 | yes | |
| elegans b | 202 | KATT | ca 24 | 0 | > 25 | yes | |
| elegans c | 287 | PTTTTTKK | ca 23 | 1 | > 25 | yes | |
| ficusphila a | 266 | CAPTTTTTT | ca 12 | 0 | > 25 | yes | |
| ficusphila b | 259 | T rich stretches | 0 | > 25 | yes | ||
| ficusphila c | 335 | CKPPTTS/KPSKPT | ca 10/ca 28 | 1 | > 25 | yes | |
| takahashii | 585 | PTTTSTTR | ca 27 | 1 | > 25 | yes | |
| eugracilis a | 214 | CAPTTTTTTTTT | ca 7 | 0 | > 25 | yes | |
| eugracilis b | 348 | PTK | ca 65 | 2 | > 25 | yes | |
| biarmipes a | 244 | KKPXTT | ca 21 | 0 | > 25 | yes | |
| biarmipes b | 302 | T rich stretches | 0 | > 25 | yes | ||
| rhopaloa a | 254 | ATTK | ca 21 | 0 | > 25 | yes | |
| rhopaloa b | 256 | T rich stretches | 0 | > 25 | yes | ||
| rhopaloa c | 253 | CAPTTTTTT | ca 12 | 0 | > 25 | yes | |
| rhopaloa d | incomplete 5’ | CAPTTTTTT | ca 9 | 0 | > 25 | yes | |
| kikkawai a | 129 | KPQP | ca 10 | 0 | 2 | yes | |
| kikkawai b | 190 | KPQPP | ca 16 | 0 | 6 | yes | |
| ananassae a | 579 | KPTTP | ca 55 | 1 | > 25 | yes | |
| ananassae b | 566 | PTR/PTE/PTV | ca 71/42/22 | 2 | > 25 | yes | |
| bipectinata a | 272 | T rich stretches/PTKSTR | ca 8 | 0 | > 25 | yes | |
| bipectinata b | 254 | QPPTKSTPKPT | ca 8 | 0 | > 25 | yes | |
| pseudoobscura a | 207 | KPT | ca 23 | 0 | > 25 | yes | |
| pseudoobscura b | 229 | KPTTTP | ca 14 | 0 | > 25 | yes | |
| pseudoobscura c | 224 | KPT | ca 33 | 0 | > 25 | yes | |
| willistoni | 283 | P/T-rich stretch | 0 | > 25 | yes | ||
| willistoni sgs3-like | 546 | CVTTRSSTPTP/CGPTPSPSPT | ca. 15/17 | 0 | > 25 | yes | |
| virilis a | 242 | RTTTTPTTTT | ca 12 | 0 | > 25 | yes | |
| virilis b | 283 | KPTTTRRT/KTIPTTTP | ca 11/9 | 2 | > 25 | yes | |
| Sgs4 | melanogaster | 287 | CRTEPPT | ca 19 | 0 | > 25 | yes* |
| simulans | 266 | CDTEPPT | ca 8 | 0 | > 25 | yes* | |
| mauritiana | 360 | CNTEPPT | ca 31 | 0 | > 25 | yes* | |
| sechellia | 255 | CNTEPPT/CDTEPPT | ca5/4 | 0 | > 25 | yes* | |
| santomea | 351 | C(K/R)T(E/T)PPT / CKTKPPCTTV | ca 14/9 | 0 | > 25 | yes* | |
| yakuba | 361 | C(K/R)T(E/T)PPT | ca 23 | 0 | > 25 | yes* | |
| erecta | 280 | CRTEPPT/NAPTRRT | ca 8/7 | 1 | > 25 | yes* | |
| Sgs5 and 5bis | melanogaster | 163 | no repeats | 0 | 2 | NA | |
| melanogaster bis | 142 | no repeats | 0 | 0 | NA | ||
| simulans | 169 | PE/TE | ca 6 | 0 | 8 | yes | |
| simulans bis | 142 | no repeats | 0 | 0 | NA | ||
| mauritiana | 169 | PE/TE | ca 6 | 0 | 10 | yes | |
| sechellia | 169 | PE/TE | ca 6 | 0 | 10 | yes | |
| sechellia bis | 142 | no repeats | 0 | 0 | NA | ||
| santomea | 192 | TE | ca 7 | 0 | 8 | yes | |
| santomea bis | 142 | no repeats | 0 | 0 | NA | ||
| yakuba | 192 | TE | ca 7 | 0 | 12 | yes | |
| erecta bis | 142 | no repeats | 0 | 0 | NA | ||
| ficusphila | 208 | DP or EP, ES, ET | ca 28 | 0 | 22 | yes | |
| ficusphila bis | 142 | no repeats | 0 | 0 | NA | ||
| takahashii | 217 | EP or EE | ca 12 | 0 | 19 | yes | |
| takahashii bis | 161 | no repeats | 0 | 3 | NA | ||
| biarmipes | 190 | PED or PET | ca 10 | 0 | 17 | yes | |
| biarmipes bis | 143 | no repeats | 0 | 1 | NA | ||
| elegans | 223 | EP | ca 27 | 0 | 11 | yes | |
| eugracilis | 187 | PE | ca 16 | 0 | 14 | yes | |
| eugracilis bis | 142 | no repeats | 0 | 0 | NA | ||
| suzukii | 203 | PETE | ca 11 | 0 | 23 | yes | |
| suzukii bis | 142? | no repeats | 0 | 1 | NA | ||
| kikkawai | 362 | PEDEED | ca 37 | 0 | 11 | yes | |
| kikkawai bis | 146 | no repeats | 0 | 2 | NA | ||
| rhopaloa | 236 | EP | ca 38 | 0 | 9 | yes | |
| ananassae | 172 | almost no repeats | 0 | 2 | NA | ||
| ananassae bis | 146 | no repeats | 0 | 0 | NA | ||
| bipectinata | 162 | almost no repeats | 0 | 3 | NA | ||
| bipectinata bis | 146 | no repeats | 0 | 1 | NA | ||
| pseudoobscura bis | 144 | no repeats | 0 | 0 | NA | ||
| virilis | 143 | no repeats | 0 | 0 | NA | ||
| Eig71Ee | melanogaster | 445 | CTCTESTT/(R/K)TNPT | ca 9/ca 7 | 8 | > 25 | yes |
| simulans | 321 | CTCTDSTT(R/K)KTNPT | ca 4/ca 2 | 2 | > 25 | yes | |
| sechellia | 408 | CTDSTTKTTNPPCT | ca 8 | 3 | > 25 | yes | |
| mauritiana | 284 | no clear repeats | 0 | > 25 | yes | ||
| yakuba | 417 | CTESTTQKPNPPSTQKTRPPCG | ca 5 | 1 | > 25 | yes | |
| santomea | 394 | CTESTTQKPNPPSTEKTRPPCG | ca 3 | 1 | > 25 | yes | |
| erecta | 454 | CTESTTRRTKPPSTRKTRPP | ca 5 | 0 | > 25 | yes | |
| ficusphila | 384 | TE(K/R)T | ca 11 | 1 | > 25 | yes | |
| takahashii | 302 | CTEKTTQKPEPP | ca 7 | 0 | > 25 | yes | |
| biarmipes | 434 | no clear repeats | 6 | > 25 | yes | ||
| suzukii | 346 | no clear repeats | 0 | > 25 | yes | ||
| eugracilis | 447 | CTETTTQKTNPP | ca 5 | 0 | > 25 | yes |
Glycosylation sites were predicted from http://www.cbs.dtu.dk/services/NetNGlyc/ and http://www.cbs.dtu.dk/services/NetOGlyc/ for N glycosylation and O glycosylation, respectively. *: except for IUPred and PrDOS