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Table 2 Contigs with high read number in the Atta laevigata cDNA library.

From: Expressed sequence tags from Atta laevigata and identification of candidate genes for the control of pest leaf-cutting ants

Contig

Reads

Rate*

Best hit (organism)

Function+

311

123

76.9

COX I (Myrmica rubra)

1

235

52

32.5

Similar to paramyosin CG5939-PA (Apis mellifera)

2

183

47

29.4

ATP synthase F0 subunit 6 (Camponotus sayi)

1

037

43

26.9

COX III (Bombyx mandarina)

1

294

40

25.0

Similar to muscle protein 20 CG4696-PA (Apis mellifera)

2

056

30

18.8

COX II (Atta colombica)

1

330

30

18.8

Actin-5 (Bactrocera dorsalis)

2

289

25

15.6

Similar to limpet CG32171-PD (Apis mellifera)

3

337

20

12.5

Muscle LIM protein (Nasonia vitripennis)

3

273

19

11.9

Cytochrome b (Formica pratensis)

1

268

14

8.8

Similar to muscle LIM protein at 84B (Apis mellifera)

3

046

14

8.8

Similar to CG5023-PA (Apis mellifera)

3

015

13

8.1

Troponin I (Apis mellifera)

2

116

12

7.5

Similar to muscle LIM protein at 84B (Apis mellifera)

3

069

11

6.9

NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4 (Harpiosquilla harpax)

1

328

10

6.3

AGAP005400-PA (Anopheles gambiae)

3

  1. * Number of reads divided per 1.6 which is the mean number of reads (3,203) per US (2,006).
  2. +1. ATP synthesis coupled to redox reactions in mitochondria (273 reads). 2. Muscle or cytoskeleton structure (135 reads). 3. Transcription regulatory processes through homeobox or signaling proteins (95 reads).