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Table 2 Sequence characteristics of C. felis gene transcripts associated with feeding

From: Identification of genes associated with blood feeding in the cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis

Transcript ID

Full Transcript Size (kb)

Predicted Size of Encoded Protein (aa)

Signal Peptide

Genbank Homology Result (Best Match)

% aa Identity

Accession No

E Value

Biological Function

B2

0.9

250

Y

Chymotrypsin-like serine protease CfSP-18 (Ctenocephalides felis)

97

AF053907.1

6e-163

Proteolytic digestive enzyme

S5

0.6

111

N

No significant similarity found

-

-

-

-

S16

0.9

248

Y

Chymotrypsin-like serine protease CfSP-25 (Ctenocephalides felis)

78

AF053912.1

7e-138

Proteolytic digestive enzyme

B43

1.2

242

N

DNA topoisomerase II (Tribolium castaneum)

38

EFA01344.1

9e-06

DNA replication

S49

1.8

405

Y

Serine protease inhibitor (Serpin) 3 (Ctenocephalides felis)

96

AY150534.1

0.0

Serine protease regulator

B52

1.0

201

Y

Peptidoglycan recognition protein LB-like (Ctenocephalides felis)

61

GU059275.1

5e-88

Innate immunity pattern recognition receptor

S58

1.2

329

Y

Mucin-17-like (Oryzias latipes)

36

XP_011487420.1

6e-10

Protection and lubrication of epithelial linings

S61

2.8

468

N

GPI mannosyltransferase 2 (Plutella xylostella)

47

XP_011549227.1

1e-141

GPI-mediated membrane attachment of GPI-anchored proteins

B68

1.3

344

Y

Mucin-17-like (Oryzias latipes)

36

XP_011487420.1

12e-09

Protection and lubrication of epithelial linings