Differential gene expression in Schistosoma japonicum schistosomula from Wistar rats and BALB/c mice

Parasites & Vectors

Table 3 Examples of down regulated expressed genes in schistosomula from Wistar rat normalized with genes in those from BALB/c mouse

Systematic Name	Gene ID	Protein Homology	Fold Ratio
Contig04100	SJCHGC05588	Methionine aminopeptidase 2	0.14
Contig06922	SJCHGC08562	Peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase	0.17
Contig05266	SJCHGC06822	Tegument antigen	0.20
Contig02700	SJCHGC04127	Arginine N-methyltransferase 2	0.23
Contig08320	SJCHGC10083	Thioredoxin peroxidase	0.23
Contig00624	SJCHGC01759	14-3-3-like protein 2	0.25
Contig06377	SJCHGC07996	Caspase-7	0.26
Contig00016	SJCHGC00098	Cathepsin S	0.26
Contig08226	SJCHGC09979	85 kDa calcium-independent phospholipase A2	0.30
Contig02277	SJCHGC03686	NF-kappa-B essential modulator	0.32
Contig01497	SJCHGC02852	Cathepsin B-like cysteine proteinase	0.33
Contig00468	SJCHGC01431	Oxidoreductase HTATIP2	0.35
Contig08025	SJCHGC09753	Glutathione S-transferase class-mu 28 kDa isozyme	0.40
Contig04318	SJCHGC05817	PDZ and LIM domain protein 2	0.40
Contig02569	SJCHGC03990	Cell differentiation protein RCD1 homolog	0.42
Contig00805	SJCHGC02061	23 kDa integral membrane protein	0.45
Contig00579	SJCHGC01663	Glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase	0.45
Contig04815	SJCHGC06339	Antigen Sm21.7	0.46
Contig07888	SJCHGC09583	Growth hormone-inducible transmembrane protein	0.46
Contig00177	SJCHGC00800	Caspase-3	0.47

A full list of genes, including systematic name, annotation microarray and protein homology, up regulated expressed genes in schistosomula from Wistar rat are presented in Additional File 2. 0.5 Fold change refers to expression relative to those from BALB/c mice.

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