Large-scale transcriptome changes in the process of long-term visual memory formation in the bumblebee, Bombus terrestris.

ABSTRACT: Many genes have been implicated in mechanisms of long-term memory formation, but there is still much to be learnt about how the genome dynamically responds, transcriptionally, during memory formation. In this study, we used high-throughput sequencing to examine how transcriptome profiles change during visual memory formation in the bumblebee (Bombus terrestris). Expression of fifty-five genes changed immediately after bees were trained to associate reward with a single coloured chip, and the upregulated genes were predominantly genes known to be involved in signal transduction. Changes in the expression of eighty-one genes were observed four hours after learning a new colour, and the majority of these were upregulated and related to transcription and translation, which suggests that the bu

SUBMITTER: Li L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5765018 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature