Table I. The identified protein group numbers of hypopharyngeal glands in three stages of both Italian bees (ITBs) and high royal jelly producing bees (RJBs).
Protein groups | NEBsa | NBsb | FBsc | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
ITBs | 1983 | 1257 | 1455 | 2097 |
RJBs | 1814 | 1387 | 1421 | 2084 |
Total | 2090 | 1501 | 1706 | 2375 |
Differentially expressed | 47 | 200 | 338 | — |
Upregulated in ITBs | 22 | 14 | 177 | — |
Upregulated in RJBs | 25 | 186 | 161 | — |
aNEBs, Newly emerged bees;
bNBs, nurse bees;
cFBs, forager bees.