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J Proteomics

Title:		"Differential antennal proteome comparison of adult honeybee drone, worker and queen (Apis mellifera L.)"
Author(s):		Fang Y; Song F; Zhang L; Aleku DW; Han B; Feng M; Li J;
Address:		"Key Laboratory of Pollinating Insect Biology, Ministry of Agriculture/Institute of Apicultural Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Beijing, China"
Journal Title:		J Proteomics
Year:		2012
Volume:		20110929
Issue:		3
Page Number:		756 - 773
DOI:		10.1016/j.jprot.2011.09.012
ISSN/ISBN:		1876-7737 (Electronic) 1874-3919 (Linking)
Abstract:		"To understand the olfactory mechanism of honeybee antennae in detecting specific volatile compounds in the atmosphere, antennal proteome differences of drone, worker and queen were compared using 2-DE, mass spectrometry and bioinformatics. Therefore, 107 proteins were altered their expressions in the antennae of drone, worker and queen bees. There were 54, 21 and 32 up-regulated proteins in the antennae of drone, worker and queen, respectively. Proteins upregulated in the drone antennae were involved in fatty acid metabolism, antioxidation, carbohydrate metabolism and energy production, protein folding and cytoskeleton. Proteins upregulated in the antennae of worker and queen bees were related to carbohydrate metabolism and energy production while molecular transporters were upregulated in the queen antennae. Our results explain the role played by the antennae of drone is to aid in perceiving the queen sexual pheromones, in the worker antennae to assist for food search and social communication and in the queen antennae to help pheromone communication with the worker and the drone during the mating flight. This first proteomic study significantly extends our understanding of honeybee olfactory activities and the possible mechanisms played by the antennae in response to various environmental, social, biological and biochemical signals"
Keywords:		Animals Arthropod Antennae/*metabolism Bees/*metabolism Female Insect Proteins/*metabolism Male Proteome/*metabolism;
Notes:		"MedlineFang, Yu Song, Feifei Zhang, Lan Aleku, Dereje Woltedji Han, Bin Feng, Mao Li, Jianke eng Comparative Study Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Netherlands 2011/10/11 J Proteomics. 2012 Jan 4; 75(3):756-73. doi: 10.1016/j.jprot.2011.09.012. Epub 2011 Sep 29"