RNA-seq of antennal tissue of male and female honey bees (Apis mellifera) at 2 different time points of the day

ABSTRACT: In this RNA-seq study, we compared the antennal transcriptomes of sexually mature drones (males) and time-trained foragers (females) of Apis mellifera collected at different times of day and different activity states. The goals of our project was to provide a more comprehensive description of gene expression differences between drone and forager antennae. Most studies on insect antennal transcriptome still focus on identifying and reporting genes involved in odorant binding and detection. In contrast, we also aimed at identifying so far unrecognised molecules, not directly involved in odorant detection, but likely playing an important role in peripheral olfactory processing. We also wanted to explore whether daily changes in gene expression and correlations between gene expression levels a

INSTRUMENT(S): Illumina HiSeq 2500

ORGANISM(S): Apis mellifera

SUBMITTER: Rikesh Jain 

PROVIDER: E-MTAB-8489 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress