Candidate target genes of the male-specific expressed Doublesex in the termite Reticulitermes speratus.

ABSTRACT: Eusocial insects such as termites, ants, bees, and wasps exhibit a reproductive division of labor. The developmental regulation of reproductive organ (ovaries and testes) is crucial for distinguishing between reproductive and sterile castes. The development of reproductive organ in insects is regulated by sex-determination pathways. The sex determination gene Doublesex (Dsx), encoding transcription factors, plays an important role in this pathway. Therefore, clarifying the function of Dsx in the developmental regulation of sexual traits is important to understand the social evolution of eusocial insects. However, no studies have reported the function of Dsx in hemimetabolous eusocial group termites. In this study, we searched for binding sites and candidate target genes of Dsx in species w

SUBMITTER: Fujiwara K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10906832 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature