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Genetic basis of chemical communication in eusocial insects
Social behavior is one of the most fascinating and complex behaviors in humans and animals. A fundamental process of social behavior is communication among individuals. It relies on the capability of the nervous system to sense, process, and interpret various signals (e.g., pheromones) and respond w...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8015721/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33861721 http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/gad.346965.120 |
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author | Yan, Hua Liebig, Jürgen |
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description | Social behavior is one of the most fascinating and complex behaviors in humans and animals. A fundamental process of social behavior is communication among individuals. It relies on the capability of the nervous system to sense, process, and interpret various signals (e.g., pheromones) and respond with appropriate decisions and actions. Eusocial insects, including ants, some bees, some wasps, and termites, display intriguing cooperative social behavior. Recent advances in genetic and genomic studies have revealed key genes that are involved in pheromone synthesis, chemosensory perception, and physiological and behavioral responses to varied pheromones. In this review, we highlight the genes and pathways that regulate queen pheromone-mediated social communication, discuss the evolutionary changes in genetic systems, and outline prospects of functional studies in sociobiology. |
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spelling | pubmed-80157212021-10-01 Genetic basis of chemical communication in eusocial insects Yan, Hua Liebig, Jürgen Genes Dev Review Social behavior is one of the most fascinating and complex behaviors in humans and animals. A fundamental process of social behavior is communication among individuals. It relies on the capability of the nervous system to sense, process, and interpret various signals (e.g., pheromones) and respond with appropriate decisions and actions. Eusocial insects, including ants, some bees, some wasps, and termites, display intriguing cooperative social behavior. Recent advances in genetic and genomic studies have revealed key genes that are involved in pheromone synthesis, chemosensory perception, and physiological and behavioral responses to varied pheromones. In this review, we highlight the genes and pathways that regulate queen pheromone-mediated social communication, discuss the evolutionary changes in genetic systems, and outline prospects of functional studies in sociobiology. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press 2021-04-01 /pmc/articles/PMC8015721/ /pubmed/33861721 http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/gad.346965.120 Text en © 2021 Yan and Liebig; Published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is distributed exclusively by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press for the first six months after the full-issue publication date (see http://genesdev.cshlp.org/site/misc/terms.xhtml). After six months, it is available under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International), as described at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/. |
spellingShingle | Review Yan, Hua Liebig, Jürgen Genetic basis of chemical communication in eusocial insects |
title | Genetic basis of chemical communication in eusocial insects |
title_full | Genetic basis of chemical communication in eusocial insects |
title_fullStr | Genetic basis of chemical communication in eusocial insects |
title_full_unstemmed | Genetic basis of chemical communication in eusocial insects |
title_short | Genetic basis of chemical communication in eusocial insects |
title_sort | genetic basis of chemical communication in eusocial insects |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8015721/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33861721 http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/gad.346965.120 |
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