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An Engineered orco Mutation Produces Aberrant Social Behavior and Defective Neural Development in Ants.
Cell - 10 Aug 2017
Yan Hua, Opachaloemphan Comzit, Mancini Giacomo, Yang Huan, Gallitto Matthew, Mlejnek Jakub, Leibholz Alexandra, Haight Kevin, Ghaninia Majid, Huo Lucy, Perry Michael, Slone Jesse, Zhou Xiaofan, Traficante Maria, Penick Clint A, Dolezal Kelly, Gokhale Kaustubh, Stevens Kelsey, Fetter-Pruneda Ingrid, Bonasio Roberto, Zwiebel Laurence J, Berger Shelley L, Liebig Jürgen, Reinberg Danny, Desplan Claude
Abstract excerpt
Ants exhibit cooperative behaviors and advanced forms of sociality that depend on pheromone-mediated communication. Odorant receptor neurons (ORNs) express specific odorant receptors (ORs) encoded by a dramatically expanded gene family in ants. In most eusocial insects, only the queen can transmit genetic information, restricting genetic studies. In contrast, workers in Harpegnathos saltator ants can be converted...
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