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| العنوان: |
Comparative transcriptomics and phylostratigraphy of Argentine ant odorant receptors. |
| المؤلفون: |
Dittmann, Mathew A., Buczkowski, Grzegorz, Scharf, Michael, Harpur, Brock A. |
| المصدر: |
PLoS ONE; 9/3/2024, Vol. 19 Issue 9, p1-12, 12p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
OLFACTORY receptors, TRANSCRIPTOMES, ANTS, INTRODUCED species, COHESION |
| مستخلص: |
Nestmate recognition in ants is regulated through the detection of cuticular hydrocarbons by odorant receptors (ORs) in the antennae. These ORs are crucial for maintaining colony cohesion that allows invasive ant species to dominate colonized environments. In the invasive Argentine ant, Linepithema humile, ORs regulating nestmate recognition are thought to be present in a clade of nine-exon odorant receptors, but the identity of the specific genes remains unknown. We sought to narrow down the list of candidate genes using transcriptomics and phylostratigraphy. Comparative transcriptomic analyses were conducted on the antennae, head, thorax, and legs of Argentine ant workers. We have identified a set of twenty-one nine-exon odorant receptors enriched in the antennae compared to the other tissues, allowing for downstream verification of whether they can detect Argentine ant cuticular hydrocarbons. Further investigation of these ORs could allow us to further understand the mechanisms underlying nestmate recognition and colony cohesion in ants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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