Genes involved in thoracic exoskeleton formation during the pupal-to-adult molt of a social insect model, Apis mellifera

ABSTRACT: The exoskeleton gives to insects its shape, waterproofing and a range of other roles, besides serving as means of locomotion, the motor function being accomplished by the attachment of somatic muscles. Exoskeleton is renewed every time the insect molts under the control of ecdysteroid hormones. The last molt, which in the holometabolous transforms pupae in adults, involves biosynthesis of the definitive exoskeleton by the subjacent epidemis, followed by progressive differentiation. We used whole genome-based oligonucleotide microarray hybridization and RNA extracted from the honey bee thoracic dorsum, at three time-points of the pupal-to-adult molt, as a strategy to screen genes involved in exoskeleton formation. Gene ontology analysis separated the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in

ORGANISM(S): Apis mellifera

SUBMITTER: Michelle Soares 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-43047 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress