Regulatory pathways controlling female insect reproduction
The synthesis of vitellogenin and its uptake by maturing oocytes during egg maturation are
essential for successful female reproduction. These events are regulated by the juvenile …
essential for successful female reproduction. These events are regulated by the juvenile …
Eusocial insects as emerging models for behavioural epigenetics
Understanding the molecular basis of how behavioural states are established, maintained
and altered by environmental cues is an area of considerable and growing interest …
and altered by environmental cues is an area of considerable and growing interest …
Reversible plasticity in brain size, behaviour and physiology characterizes caste transitions in a socially flexible ant (Harpegnathos saltator)
CA Penick, M Ghaninia, KL Haight… - … of the Royal …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Phenotypic plasticity allows organisms to respond to changing environments throughout
their lifetime, but these changes are rarely reversible. Exceptions occur in relatively long …
their lifetime, but these changes are rarely reversible. Exceptions occur in relatively long …
Social reprogramming in ants induces longevity-associated glia remodeling
L Sheng, EJ Shields, J Gospocic, KM Glastad… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
In social insects, workers and queens arise from the same genome but display profound
differences in behavior and longevity. In Harpegnathos saltator ants, adult workers can …
differences in behavior and longevity. In Harpegnathos saltator ants, adult workers can …
Genetic Underpinnings of Host Manipulation by Ophiocordyceps as Revealed by Comparative Transcriptomics
Ant-infecting Ophiocordyceps fungi are globally distributed, host manipulating, specialist
parasites that drive aberrant behaviors in infected ants, at a lethal cost to the host. An …
parasites that drive aberrant behaviors in infected ants, at a lethal cost to the host. An …
Exploring the role of juvenile hormone and vitellogenin in reproduction and social behavior in bumble bees
Background The genetic and physiological pathways regulating behavior in solitary species
are hypothesized to have been co-opted to regulate social behavior in social species. One …
are hypothesized to have been co-opted to regulate social behavior in social species. One …
Kr-h1, a Cornerstone Gene in Insect Life History
Q He, Y Zhang - Frontiers in physiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Insect life cycle is coordinated by hormones and their downstream effectors. Krüppel
homolog1 (Kr-h1) is one of the crucial effectors which mediates the actions of the two critical …
homolog1 (Kr-h1) is one of the crucial effectors which mediates the actions of the two critical …
Influence of juvenile hormone analog on behavior in the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta
Division of labor is a hallmark characteristic of social insect colonies. While it is understood
that worker differentiation is regulated through either the queen or her brood, the …
that worker differentiation is regulated through either the queen or her brood, the …
Kr-h1 maintains distinct caste-specific neurotranscriptomes in response to socially regulated hormones
J Gospocic, KM Glastad, L Sheng, EJ Shields… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Behavioral plasticity is key to animal survival. Harpegnathos saltator ants can switch
between worker and queen-like status (gamergate) depending on the outcome of social …
between worker and queen-like status (gamergate) depending on the outcome of social …
Early behavioral and molecular events leading to caste switching in the ant Harpegnathos
C Opachaloemphan, G Mancini… - Genes & …, 2021 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Ant societies show a division of labor in which a queen is in charge of reproduction while
nonreproductive workers maintain the colony. In Harpegnathos saltator, workers retain …
nonreproductive workers maintain the colony. In Harpegnathos saltator, workers retain …