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Table 2 Detoxification, digestive and chemosensory receptor gene families

From: Genomic innovations, transcriptional plasticity and gene loss underlying the evolution and divergence of two highly polyphagous and invasive Helicoverpa pest species

Gene family

Clan/clade/group

H. armigera

H. zea

Ha-Hz K a /K s b

B. mori c

M. sexta

P450s

M

10

10

0.061

11

16

2

8

8

0.029

7

8

3

46

42

0.076

31

45

4

50

48

0.083

30

34

Total

114

108

 

79

103

CCEs

Dietary/detoxa

71 (8)

67 (9)

0.117

52 (8)

67 (9)

Hormone/semiochemical processing

13 (5)

13 (5)

0.071

13 (5)

16 (6)

Neuro-developmental

13 (10)

13 (10)

0.022

13 (10)

13 (10)

Total

97 (23)

93 (24)

 

78 (23)

96 (25)

GSTs

Delta/epsilon

25

24

0.124

14

16

Sigma

11

10

0.106

2

8

Theta

1

1

0.063

1

1

Zeta

2

2

0

2

2

Omega

3

3

0.047

4

4

Total

42

40

 

23

31

UGTs

UGT33

22

19

0.102

13

16

UGT40

8

7

0.116

12

9

Other

16

16

0.114

19

19

Total

46

42

 

44

44

ABCs

A

7

7

0.036

7

7

B

11

11

0.033

9

9

C

11

11

0.019

11

11

G

17

17

0.009

16

16

Other

8

8

0.007

8

11

Total

54

54

 

51

54

Serine proteases: major digestive clades

Trypsinsa

51 (15)

46 (15)

0.159

17 (6)

d

Chymotrypsinsa

49 (4)

44 (4)

0.067

28 (3)

d

Lipases

Acida

28 (1)

28 (1)

0.117

32 (1)

d

Neutrala

61 (10)

60 (9)

0.061

25 (2)

d

Chemosensory receptor proteins

GRs

213

166

0.292

69

45

ORs

84

82

0.090

72

73

OBPs

40

40

0.074

40

45

CSPs

29

29

0.056

22

21

  1. See Additional file 6: Table S5 and Additional file 4: Sections 1–8 for details of genes, functions and names in each family
  2. aCatalytically inactive sequences (although not necessarily without function) in parentheses
  3. bAveraged K a/K s for orthologous members of the subfamily
  4. cFigures based on the official gene sets, with further analysis as described in Additional file 4: Section 13
  5. dThese figures are not available in the official gene sets at the level of detail required
  6. GR gustatory receptor, OR olfactory receptor, OBP odorant-binding protein, CSP chemosensory protein