Meta-Analysis of Transcriptomes in Insects Showing Density-Dependent Polyphenism.

ABSTRACT: With increasing public data, a statistical analysis approach called meta-analysis, which combines transcriptome results obtained from multiple studies, has succeeded in providing novel insights into targeted biological processes. Locusts and aphids are representative of insect groups that exhibit density-dependent plasticity. Although the physiological mechanisms underlying density-dependent polyphenism have been identified in aphids and locusts, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain largely unknown. In this study, we performed a meta-analysis of public transcriptomes to gain additional insights into the molecular underpinning of density-dependent plasticity. We collected RNA sequencing data of aphids and locusts from public databases and detected differentially expressed genes (DEGs)

SUBMITTER: Toga K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9604164 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature