Table 2

Name, expression and function of antennal proteins found correlating with traits measured for resistance to Varroa infestation.

Protein name

R48

U48

PH/BI

ND

Function

eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit A

↓

↓

-

-

Mitotic spindle elongation; mitotic spindle organization

rab proteins geranylgeranyltransferase component A 1

↓

↓

-

-

Sensory transduction, intracellular transport

argininosuccinate synthase-like

↓

-

-

Alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism

glucose-6-phosphate 1-epimerase-like

↑

↑

-

-

Glycolysis/Gluconeogenesis

UDP-glucose:glycoprotein glucosyltransferase

↑

-

-

-

Protein glycosylation

mitochondrial import inner membrane translocase subunit Tim8

-

-

↓

-

Protein import into mitochondrial inner membrane

60S ribosomal protein L10 isoform 1

-

-

↓

-

n/a

26S proteasome non-ATPase regulatory subunit 2

-

-

↑

-

Regulatory subunit of the 26 proteasome

hemocyte protein-glutamine gamma-glutamyltransferase

-

-

↑

↑

Peptide cross-linking, emolymph coagulation

BI, brood infestation; ND, natural drop, PH phoretic infestation; R, removed; U, uncapped.

Parker et al. Genome Biology 2012 13:R81   doi:10.1186/gb-2012-13-9-r81