The heat shock response and humoral immune response are mutually antagonistic in honey bees.

ABSTRACT: The honey bee is of paramount importance to humans in both agricultural and ecological settings. Honey bee colonies have suffered from increased attrition in recent years, stemming from complex interacting stresses. Defining common cellular stress responses elicited by these stressors represents a key step in understanding potential synergies. The proteostasis network is a highly conserved network of cellular stress responses involved in maintaining the homeostasis of protein production and function. Here, we have characterized the Heat Shock Response (HSR), one branch of this network, and found that its core components are conserved. In addition, exposing bees to elevated temperatures normally encountered by honey bees during typical activities results in robust HSR induction with increas

SUBMITTER: McKinstry M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5562734 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature