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Kr-h1 maintains distinct caste-specific neurotranscriptomes in response to socially regulated hormones.
Cell - 11 Nov 2021
Gospocic Janko, Glastad Karl M, Sheng Lihong, Shields Emily J, Berger Shelley L, Bonasio Roberto
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Behavioral plasticity is key to animal survival. Harpegnathos saltator ants can switch between worker and queen-like status (gamergate) depending on the outcome of social conflicts, providing an opportunity to study how distinct behavioral states are achieved in adult brains. Using social and molecular manipulations in live ants and ant neuronal cultures, we show that ecdysone and juvenile hormone drive molecular...
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