TABLE 4.
Differentially expressed nAChRs family subunit genes in 14-day-old adults with 1-, 10-, and 50-ppb imidacloprid treatments.
| Bee stages | Gene ID | Imidacloprid treatments | Expression trend | Function | GO terms | |
| 14-day-old adults | GB43416 | 1, 10, 50 ppb | Up-regulated | Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor alpha6 subunit (nAChRa6) | GO:0016021 | Integral component of membrane |
| GO:0030054 | Cell junction | |||||
| GO:0045211 | Postsynaptic membrane | |||||
| GB40923 | 10, 50 ppb | Up-regulated | Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor alpha8 subunit (nAChRa8) | GO:0016021 | Integral component of membrane | |
| GO:0030054 | Cell junction | |||||
| GO:0045211 | Postsynaptic membrane | |||||
| GB53427 | 1, 10, 50 ppb | Up-regulated | Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor alpha9 subunit (nAChRa9) | GO:0016021 | Integral component of membrane | |
| GB53428 | 10, 50 ppb | Down-regulated | Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor beta2 subunit (nAChRb2) | GO:0016021 | Integral component of membrane | |
| GB53055 | 50 ppb | Up-regulated | Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor beta1 subunit (nAChRb1) | GO:0016021 | Integral component of membrane | |
| GO:0030054 | Cell junction | |||||
| GO:0045211 | Postsynaptic membrane | |||||