Table 2 Sex-specific upregulated transcription factors, neuropeptides and GPCRs
From: Sex-specific expression of pheromones and other signals in gravid starfish
CDS | Tissue/organ | Sex |
|---|---|---|
Transcription factors | ||
  Ladybird LBX1 (homeobox) | Sensory tentacles | Male |
  KLF5 (Kruppel C2H2 Zn-finger) | Sensory tentacles | Male |
  EGR1 (EGR C2H2 Zn-finger) | Sensory tentacles | Male |
  RORa (nuclear receptor) | Sensory tentacles | Male |
  Twist-related protein 2 (bHLH) | Sensory tentacles | Male |
  Scratch 1 (C2H2 Zn-finger) | Sensory tentacles | Male |
  ZNF423 (Kruppel C2H2 Zn-finger) | Sensory tentacles | Male |
  ZNF208 (Kruppel C2H2 Zn-finger) | Sensory tentacles | Male |
  SPDEF (ETS) | Spines | Female |
  CREB/ATF (bZIP) | Spines | Female |
  NR2E1 (nuclear receptor) | Spines | Male |
  NR2E3 (nuclear receptor) | Spines, radial nerve, papulae | Male |
  C/EBPa (bZIP) | Radial nerve | Male |
  c-Fos (bZIP) | Coelomocytes | Female |
Neuropeptides | ||
  AN peptide precursor protein | Sensory tentacles | Female |
  ApNP15a-like | Sensory tentacles | Female |
  ApNp22-like | Sensory tentacles | Female |
  ApNp23-like | Sensory tentacles | Female |
  ApNP26 | Sensory tentacles | Female |
  ApNP27 | Sensory tentacles | Female |
  ApNP29 | Sensory tentacles | Female |
  ApNP31 | Sensory tentacles | Female |
  Kisspeptin type precursor | Sensory tentacles | Female |
  Luqin-(LQ) type precursor | Sensory tentacles | Female |
  Orexin type precursor 2 | Sensory tentacles | Female |
  Pedal peptide (PP) type precursor | Sensory tentacles | Female |
  Relaxin gonad-stimulating peptide | Sensory tentacles | Female |
  SALMFamide (L-type) precursor | Sensory tentacles | Female |
  Secretogranin 7B2-like protein | Sensory tentacles | Female |
  Starfish myorelaxant peptide | Sensory tentacles | Female |
GPCRs | ||
  Kisspeptin receptor 11.2 | Sensory tentacles | Female |
  Somatostatin receptor type 2 | Sensory tentacles | Female |
  Metabotropic glutamate receptor 8 | Sensory tentacles | Male |
  Adhesion GPCR G2 | Skin | Female |
  GPCR moody | Coelomocytes | Male |