Phenotypic dimorphism between honeybee queen and worker is regulated by complicated epigenetic modifications.

ABSTRACT: Phenotypic dimorphism between queens and workers is an important biological characteristic of honeybees that has been the subject of intensive research. The enormous differences in morphology, lifespan, physiology, and behavior between queens and workers are caused by a complicated set of factors. Epigenetic modifications are considered to play an important role in this process. In this study, we analyzed the differences in chromosome interactions and H3K27ac and H3K4me1 modifications between the queens and workers using high-throughput chromosome conformation capture (Hi-C) and Chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by sequencing (ChIP-Seq) technologies. We found that the queens contain more chromosome interactions and more unique H3K27ac modifications than workers; in contrast, workers h

SUBMITTER: Jin MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10024153 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature