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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Molecular traces of alternative social organization in a termite genome
Nature Communications, Volume 5, Article 3636, Year 2014
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Although eusociality evolved independently within several orders of insects, research into the molecular underpinnings of the transition towards social complexity has been confined primarily to Hymenoptera (for example, ants and bees). Here we sequence the genome and stage-specific transcriptomes of the dampwood termite Zootermopsis nevadensis (Blattodea) and compare them with similar data for eusocial Hymenoptera, to better identify commonalities and differences in achieving this significant transition. We show an expansion of genes related to male fertility, with upregulated gene expression in male reproductive individuals reflecting the profound differences in mating biology relative to the Hymenoptera. For several chemoreceptor families, we show divergent numbers of genes, which may correspond to the more claustral lifestyle of these termites. We also show similarities in the number and expression of genes related to caste determination mechanisms. Finally, patterns of DNA methylation and alternative splicing support a hypothesized epigenetic regulation of caste differentiation. © 2014 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Terrapon, Nicolas
Germany, Munster
University of Münster
France, Marseille
Aix Marseille Université
Li, Cai
China, Shenzhen
China National Genebank
Denmark, Copenhagen
Statens Naturhistoriske Museum
Robertson, Hugh M.
United States, Urbana
University of Illinois Urbana-champaign
Ji, Lu
China, Shenzhen
China National Genebank
Meng, Xuehong
China, Shenzhen
China National Genebank
Booth, W.
United States, Raleigh
Nc State University
United States, Tulsa
The University of Tulsa
Chen, Zhensheng
China, Shenzhen
China National Genebank
Childers, Christopher P.
United States, Columbia
University of Missouri
Glastad, Karl M.
United States, Atlanta
Georgia Institute of Technology
Gokhale, Kaustubh
United States, Tempe
School of Life Sciences
Gowin, Johannes
Germany, Osnabruck
Osnabrück University
Germany, Freiburg Im Breisgau
Universität Freiburg
Gronenberg, Wulfila
United States, Tucson
The University of Arizona
Hermansen, Russell A.
United States, Laramie
University of Wyoming
Hu, Haofu
China, Shenzhen
China National Genebank
Hunt, Brendan G.
United States, Atlanta
Georgia Institute of Technology
United States, Athens
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Athens Campus
Huylmans, Ann Kathrin
Germany, Munster
University of Münster
Germany, Munich
Ludwig-maximilians-universität München
Khalil, Sayed M.S.
United States, Raleigh
Nc State University
Egypt, Giza
Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute Agerl
Mitchell, Robert D.
United States, Raleigh
Nc State University
Muñoz-Torres, Mónica C.
United States, Berkeley
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Mustard, Julie A.
United States, Tempe
School of Life Sciences
Pan, Hailin
China, Shenzhen
China National Genebank
Reese, Justin T.
United States, Columbia
University of Missouri
Scharf, Michael E.
United States, West Lafayette
Purdue University
Sun, Fengming
China, Shenzhen
China National Genebank
Vogel, Heiko
Germany, Jena
Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology
Xiao, Jin
China, Shenzhen
China National Genebank
Yang, Wei
China, Shenzhen
China National Genebank
Yang, Zhikai
China, Shenzhen
China National Genebank
Yang, Zuoquan
China, Shenzhen
China National Genebank
Zhou, Jiajian
China, Shenzhen
China National Genebank
Zhu, Jiwei
United States, Raleigh
Nc State University
Brent, Colin
United States, Maricopa
Arid-land Agricultural Research Center
Elsik, Christine G.
United States, Columbia
University of Missouri
Goodisman, Michael A.D.
United States, Atlanta
Georgia Institute of Technology
Liberles, David A.
United States, Laramie
University of Wyoming
Roe, Richard Michael
United States, Raleigh
Nc State University
Vargo, Ed
United States, Raleigh
Nc State University
Vilcinskas, Andreas
Germany, Giessen
Justus-liebig-universität Gießen
Wang, Jun
China, Shenzhen
China National Genebank
Denmark, Copenhagen
Københavns Universitet
Saudi Arabia, Jeddah
King Abdulaziz University
Macao, Taipa
Macau University of Science and Technology
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
The University of Hong Kong
Bornberg-Bauer, Erich G.
Germany, Munster
University of Münster
Korb, Judith
Germany, Osnabruck
Osnabrück University
Zhang, Guojie
China, Shenzhen
China National Genebank
Denmark, Copenhagen
Københavns Universitet
Liebig, Juergen
United States, Tempe
School of Life Sciences
Statistics
Citations: 325
Authors: 43
Affiliations: 26
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1038/ncomms4636
e-ISSN:
20411723
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Participants Gender
Male