抄録
We used a cDNA microarray to identify genes expressed in a caste (worker)- and division of labor (nurse bees or foragers)-dependent manner in the honeybee brain. Among the identified genes, one encoded a putative orphan receptor (HR38) homologue that mediates ecdysteroid-signaling. Real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction indicated that expression of this gene is higher in forager brains, as compared to nurse bees and queens. In the forager brain, expression was concentrated in a subset of the mushroom body neurons, suggesting that ecdysteroid-signaling in the mushroom bodies might be involved in the division of labor of the workers.
本文言語 | English |
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ページ(範囲) | 2667-2670 |
ページ数 | 4 |
ジャーナル | FEBS Letters |
巻 | 580 |
号 | 11 |
DOI | |
出版ステータス | Published - 5月 15 2006 |
外部発表 | はい |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- 生物理学
- 構造生物学
- 生化学
- 分子生物学
- 遺伝学
- 細胞生物学