Table 4.

Upregulated genes of interest in premature/mature ovaries showing similarities to oocyte development/maturation-related genes in other animals

Category	Annotation	Assembly ID	Reference
Oocyte development	Vitellogenin-A2	CL4556.Contig6_All	(E. ancora Vitellogenin) [12]
	Uncharacterized skeletal organic matrix protein 5	Unigene22577_All	(E. ancora Egg protein) [12]
	Neurogenic locus notch homolog protein 1	Unigene28293_All	(E. ancora Euphy)[13]
	Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 2	Unigene39647_All	[39, 40]
	Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 4	Unigene20580 All	[39, 40]
Chromosome structure	Histone H2B	Unigene6592_All	[119]
Oocyte maturation	Serine/threonine-protein kinase mos	Unigene58091_All	[44]
	Mitogen-activated protein kinase 1	CL13032.Contig3_All	[44]
Neurotransmitter receptors	Octopamine receptor beta-1R	CL4990.Contig1_All	[57, 58]
	Octopamine receptor beta-2R	Unigene7363_All	[57, 58]
	Dopamine receptor	Unigene35882_All	[59]
Skeletogenesis	Mucin-like protein	CL7569.Contig3_All	[41]
	MAM and LDL-receptor class A domain-containing protein 2	CL3169.Contig2_All	[41]
	Cephalotoxin-like protein	Unigene22179_All	[41]
	Uncharacterized skeletal organic matrix protein 5	Unigene22577_All	[41]
	Polycystic kidney disease protein 1-like	CL5263.Contig3_All	[42]
	Hemicentin	CL1601.Contig3_All	[43]