IDH knockdown alters foraging behavior in the termite Odontotermes formosanus in different social contexts.

ABSTRACT: Foraging, as an energy-consuming behavior, is very important for colony survival in termites. How energy metabolism related to glucose decomposition and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production influences foraging behavior in termites is still unclear. Here, we analyzed the change in energy metabolism in the whole organism and brain after silencing the key metabolic gene isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) and then investigated its impact on foraging behavior in the subterranean termite Odontotermes formosanus in different social contexts. The IDH gene exhibited higher expression in the abdomen and head of O. formosanus. The knockdown of IDH resulted in metabolic disorders in the whole organism. The dsIDH-injected workers showed significantly redu

SUBMITTER: Xu 徐焕 H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8599053 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature