Transcriptome response to elevated atmospheric CO₂ concentration in the Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) is a pervasive chemical stimulus that plays a critical role in insect life, eliciting behavioral and physiological responses across different species. High CO₂ concentration is a major feature of termite nests, which may be used as a cue for locating their nests. Termites also survive under an elevated CO₂ concentration. However, the mechanism by which elevated CO₂ concentration influences gene expression in termites is poorly understood.

Methods

To gain a better understanding of the molecular basis involved in the adaptation to CO₂ concentration, a transcriptome of Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki was constructed to assemble the reference genes, followed by comparative transcriptomic

SUBMITTER: Wu W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5068368 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature