Table 5.
Upregulated genes of interest in mature testes showing similarities to sperm-related genes in other animals
| Category | Annotation | Assembly ID | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spermiogenesis | Spermatogenesis-associated protein 6 | Unigene40770_All | [76] |
| Cilia- and flagella-associated protein 69 | Unigene30111_All | [77] | |
| Testis-specific serine/threonine-protein kinase 1 | CL2440.Contig1_All | [78, 79] | |
| Testis-specific serine/threonine-protein kinase 2 | Unigene8363_All | [78, 79] | |
| Outer dense fiber protein 2 | CL11766.Contig4_All | [80] | |
| Alstrom syndrome protein 1 | CL2440.Contig1_All | [81] | |
| Radial spoke head 1 homolog | CL2440.Contig1_All | [82] | |
| Dynein regulatory complex protein 9 | CL4871.Contig6_All | [83] | |
| Sperm motility/capacitation | Dynein regulatory complex subunit 7 | CL8060.Contig33_All | [86] |
| Sodium/hydrogen exchanger 10 | CL11505.Contig1_All | [87] | |
| Creatine kinase, flagellar | CL12240.Contig1_All | [88] | |
| Adenylate cyclase type 10 | CL1089.Contig3_All | [87] | |
| Cation channel sperm-associated protein 3 | Unigene27629_All | [87] | |
| Cyclin-F | Unigene55093_All | [89] | |
| Dynein regulatory complex subunit 4 | Unigene7541_All | [90] | |
| Chromosome structure | Histone H2A | CL4659.Contig4_All | [120] |
| Fertilization process | Hapless 2 | CL1879.Contig3_All | [109, 110] |
| Receptor guanylate cyclases | CL4659.Contig4_All | [22] | |
| Cyclic nucleotide-gated channel cone photoreceptor subunit alpha | CL3457.Contig2_All | [153] | |
| Steroidogenesis | Steroid 17-alpha-hydroxylase/17,20 lyase | Unigene38823_All | [104] |