Juvenile hormone as a key regulator for asymmetric caste differentiation in ants [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of AmericaCaste differentiation involves many functional traits that diverge during larval growth and metamorphosis to produce adults irreversibly adapted to reproductive division of labor.
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Characterization of head transcriptome and analysis of gene expression involved in caste differentiation and aggression in Odontotermes formosanus (Shiraki). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 BackgroundThe subterranean termite Odontotermes formosanus (Shiraki) is a serious insect pest of trees and dams in China. To date, very little is known about genomic or transcriptomic data for caste differentiation and aggression in O. formosanus. Hence,
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BMC Research Notes, 2009 Background In eusocial hymenopteran insects, foraging genes, members of the cGMP-dependent protein kinase family, are considered to contribute to division of labor through behavioral caste differentiation.
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Upregulation of Hox genes leading to caste-specific morphogenesis in a termite [PDF]
EvoDevo, 2023 Background In social insects, interactions among colony members trigger caste differentiation with morphological modifications. In termite caste differentiation, caste-specific morphologies (such as mandibles in soldiers, genital organs in reproductives ...
Kohei Oguchi, Toru Miura
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Honeybee (Apis mellifera) Maternal Effect Causes Alternation of DNA Methylation Regulating Queen Development [PDF]
Sociobiology, 2021 Queen-worker caste dimorphism is a typical trait for honeybees (Apis mellifera). We previously showed a maternal effect on caste differentiation and queen development, where queens emerged from queen-cell eggs (QE) had higher quality than queens ...
Xu Jiang He +5 more
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Caste-biased Expression of fem and Amdsx Genes in Apis mellifera ligustica (Hymenoptera: Apidae) [PDF]
Sociobiology, 2021 Sex determination and caste differentiation are two crucial processes for morphology building in honeybees. It is unclear whether there is an interaction between these two processes.
Lu-Xia Pan, Fu-Ping Cheng, Zi-Long Wang
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Canalized gene expression during development mediates caste differentiation in ants. [PDF]
Nat Ecol Evol, 2022 Ant colonies are higher-level organisms consisting of specialized reproductive and non-reproductive individuals that differentiate early in development, similar to germ–soma segregation in bilateral Metazoa.
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Queens become workers: pesticides alter caste differentiation in bees. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2016 Bees are important for the world biodiversity and economy because they provide key pollination services in forests and crops. However, pesticide use in crops has adversely affected (decreased) queen production because of increased mortality among larvae.
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Comprehensive Genomic Analysis Reveals Novel Transposable Element-Derived MicroRNA Regulating Caste Differentiation in Honeybees [PDF]
Molecular Biology and EvolutionYaohui Li, Huali Song, Zeyang Zhou
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DataSheet_1_Efficient RNA interference method during caste differentiation with hormone treatment in the termite Reticulitermes speratus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae).docx [PDF]
, 2023 Unveiling the proximate mechanism of caste differentiation is crucial for understanding insect social evolution, and gene function analysis is an important tool in this endeavor.
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