Mechanistic exploration of royal jelly production in caged honey bees (Apis mellifera).

ABSTRACT: This study investigates the impact of bee pollen nutrition on the royal jelly production of honey bees (Apis mellifera). Results demonstrate that pollen diet significantly impacts hypopharyngeal gland (HPG) development and the expression of genes associated with royal jelly biosynthesis. Bees fed Brassica napus pollen exhibited superior HPG development, and increased mrjp1 expression (encoding a key royal jelly protein). While the cyp450 6AS8 gene expression (encoding a key enzyme in 10-HDA biosynthesis) was increased by pollen consumption, no distinct expression patterns were observed among the different pollen types tested. An in vitro bee cage platform for royal jelly production has been established to further understand the mechanisms behind royal jelly production in bees. The experime

SUBMITTER: Peng ZW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11618386 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature