| Title: | Organ-specific transcriptome analysis reveals differential gene expression in different castes under natural conditions in Apis cerana |
| Author(s): | Kang I; Kim W; Lim JY; Lee Y; Shin C; |
| Address: | "Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea. Department of Agricultural Biology, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, 54896, Republic of Korea. Department of Applied Biology and Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea. Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea. cshin@snu.ac.kr. Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea. cshin@snu.ac.kr. Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea. cshin@snu.ac.kr" |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-021-90635-3 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 2045-2322 (Electronic) 2045-2322 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Honeybees are one of the most environmentally important insects, as their pollination of various plant species contributes to the balance among different ecosystems. It has been studied extensively for their unique attribute of forming a caste society. Unlike other insects, honeybees communicate socially by secreting pheromones or by exhibiting specific patterns of motion. In the honeybee industry, the Asian honeybees (Apis cerana) and the Western honeybees (Apis mellifera) are dominant species. However, molecular research on the transcriptomes of A. cerana has not been studied as extensively as those of A. mellifera. Therefore, in this study, caste-specific transcriptional differences were analyzed, which provides a comprehensive analysis of A. cerana. In our dataset, we analyzed gene expression profiles using organs from worker, drone, and queen bees. This gene-expression profile helped us obtain more detailed information related to organ-specific genes, immune response, detoxification mechanisms, venom-specific genes, and ovary development. From our result, we found 4096 transcripts representing different gene-expression pattern in each organ. Our results suggest that caste-specific transcripts of each organ were expressed differently even under natural conditions. These transcriptome-wide analyses provide new insights into A. cerana and that promote honeybee research and conservation" |
| Keywords: | Animals Bees/*genetics Ecosystem Gene Expression/genetics Gene Expression Profiling/methods Gene Expression Regulation/genetics Insect Proteins/genetics Organ Specificity/*genetics Pheromones Transcriptome/genetics; |
| Notes: | "MedlineKang, Igojo Kim, Woojin Lim, Jae Yun Lee, Yun Shin, Chanseok eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2021/05/30 Sci Rep. 2021 May 28; 11(1):11267. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-90635-3" |
