Differential proteomics in dequeened honeybee colonies reveals lower viral load in hemolymph of fertile worker bees.
The eusocial societies of honeybees, where the queen is the only fertile female among tens of thousands sterile worker bees, have intrigued scientists for centuries. The proximate factors, which cause the inhibition of worker bee ovaries, remain largely unknown; as are the factors which cause the ac...
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oai:doaj.org-article:998471591e97482cab1dffd44c0c09232021-11-18T06:52:01ZDifferential proteomics in dequeened honeybee colonies reveals lower viral load in hemolymph of fertile worker bees.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0020043https://doaj.org/article/998471591e97482cab1dffd44c0c09232011-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21698281/pdf/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203The eusocial societies of honeybees, where the queen is the only fertile female among tens of thousands sterile worker bees, have intrigued scientists for centuries. The proximate factors, which cause the inhibition of worker bee ovaries, remain largely unknown; as are the factors which cause the activation of worker ovaries upon the loss of queen and brood in the colony. In an attempt to reveal key players in the regulatory network, we made a proteomic comparison of hemolymph profiles of workers with completely activated ovaries vs. rudimentary ovaries. An unexpected finding of this study is the correlation between age matched worker sterility and the enrichment of Picorna-like virus proteins. Fertile workers, on the other hand, show the upregulation of potential components of the immune system. It remains to be investigated whether viral infections contribute to worker sterility directly or are the result of a weaker immune system of sterile workers.Dries CardoenUlrich R ErnstMatthias Van VaerenberghBart BoerjanDirk C de GraafTom WenseleersLiliane SchoofsPeter VerleyenPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 6, Iss 6, p e20043 (2011) |
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The eusocial societies of honeybees, where the queen is the only fertile female among tens of thousands sterile worker bees, have intrigued scientists for centuries. The proximate factors, which cause the inhibition of worker bee ovaries, remain largely unknown; as are the factors which cause the activation of worker ovaries upon the loss of queen and brood in the colony. In an attempt to reveal key players in the regulatory network, we made a proteomic comparison of hemolymph profiles of workers with completely activated ovaries vs. rudimentary ovaries. An unexpected finding of this study is the correlation between age matched worker sterility and the enrichment of Picorna-like virus proteins. Fertile workers, on the other hand, show the upregulation of potential components of the immune system. It remains to be investigated whether viral infections contribute to worker sterility directly or are the result of a weaker immune system of sterile workers. |
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Dries Cardoen Ulrich R Ernst Matthias Van Vaerenbergh Bart Boerjan Dirk C de Graaf Tom Wenseleers Liliane Schoofs Peter Verleyen |
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Dries Cardoen Ulrich R Ernst Matthias Van Vaerenbergh Bart Boerjan Dirk C de Graaf Tom Wenseleers Liliane Schoofs Peter Verleyen |
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Differential proteomics in dequeened honeybee colonies reveals lower viral load in hemolymph of fertile worker bees. |
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Differential proteomics in dequeened honeybee colonies reveals lower viral load in hemolymph of fertile worker bees. |
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Differential proteomics in dequeened honeybee colonies reveals lower viral load in hemolymph of fertile worker bees. |
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Differential proteomics in dequeened honeybee colonies reveals lower viral load in hemolymph of fertile worker bees. |
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Differential proteomics in dequeened honeybee colonies reveals lower viral load in hemolymph of fertile worker bees. |
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differential proteomics in dequeened honeybee colonies reveals lower viral load in hemolymph of fertile worker bees. |
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