Table 2.
Genes differentially expressed between nurses and foragers common across all the three species.
| A. mellifera sample | Gene | Commonly biased |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Basement membrane-specific heparan sulfate proteoglycan core protein |
Nurses: A. mellifera, T. angustula |
| Cytochrome c |
Nurses: A. mellifera, B. terrestris, T. angustula |
|
| Histone h3 |
Nurses: B. terrestris, T. angustula |
|
| Mucin-2-like |
Nurses: A. mellifera, T. angustula |
|
| Cytochrome p450 |
Foragers: A. mellifera, B. terrestris, T. angustula |
|
| Thorax | Basement membrane-specific heparan sulfate proteoglycan core protein |
Nurses: A. mellifera, T. angustula |
| Putative fatty acyl-coa reductase cg5065 |
Foragers: A. mellifera, T. angustula |
|
| Cathepsin l |
Nurses: A. mellifera, B. terrestris, T. angustula |
|
| Cytochrome p450 |
Foragers: A. mellifera, B. terrestris, T. angustula |
|
| Targeting protein for xklp2 |
Nurses: B. terrestris, T. angustula |
|
| Abdomen | Basement membrane-specific heparan sulfate proteoglycan core protein |
Nurses: A. mellifera, T. angustula |
| Histone h3 |
Nurses: B. terrestris, T. angustula |
|
| Mucin-2-like |
Nurses: A. mellifera, T. angustula |
|
| Putative fatty acyl-coa reductase cg5065 |
Foragers: A. mellifera, T. angustula |