Comparison of gene expression profiles among caste differentiations in the termite Reticulitermes speratus.

ABSTRACT: Termite castes express specialized phenotypes for their own tasks and are a good example of insect polyphenism. To understand the comprehensive gene expression profiles during caste differentiation, RNA-seq analysis based on the genome data was performed during the worker, presoldier, and nymphoid molts in Reticulitermes speratus. In this species, artificial induction methods for each molt have already been established, and the time scale has been clarified. Three different periods (before the gut purge (GP), during the GP, and after the molt) were discriminated in each molt, and two body parts (head and other body regions) were separately sampled. The results revealed that many differentially expressed genes (head: 2884, body: 2579) were identified in each molt. Based on the independent r

SUBMITTER: Saiki R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9279399 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature