Changes in Honey Bee Head Proteome in Response to Dietary 24-Methylenecholesterol.

ABSTRACT: Phytosterols are important micronutrients that are precursors of important molting hormones and help maintain cellular membrane integrity in insects including bees. Previous research has shown that 24-methylenecholesterol is a key phytosterol that enhances honey bee longevity and improves nurse bee physiology. Nurse bees have the ability to selectively transfer this sterol to developing larvae through brood food. This study examines the physiological impacts of 24-methylenecholesterol on nurse bees, by analyzing the protein profiles of nurse bee heads upon dietary sterol manipulation. Dietary experimental groups consisting of newly emerged honey bees were provided with varying concentrations of 24-methylenecholesterol for three weeks. At the end of the study, honey bees were collected and

SUBMITTER: Chakrabarti P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7693931 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature