Identification of kakusei, a nuclear non-coding RNA, as an immediate early gene from the honeybee, and its application for neuroethological study

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 15496-15509

  Kiya, Taketoshi ^a   Ugajin, Atsushi ^b   Kunieda, Takekazu ^b   Kubo, Takeo ^b  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain; Dance communication; Foraging behavior; Honeybee; Hot defensive bee ball formation; Immediate early gene; Insect; Japanese honeybee; Kakusei; Non coding RNA

Indexed keywords

INSECT PROTEIN; KAKUSEI; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNTRANSLATED RNA; NUCLEAR RNA;

ACKS GENE; APIS CERANA; APIS MELLIFERA; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORAGING; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCATION; GENE MAPPING; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; HONEYBEE; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMEDIATE EARLY GENE; INSECT CASTE; INSECT GENOME; MUSHROOM BODY; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; RNA METABOLISM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VESPA; ANIMAL; BEE; CYTOLOGY; GENE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

APIS CERANA; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HEXAPODA;

ANIMALS; BEES; GENES, INSECT; NEURONS; RNA, NUCLEAR; RNA, UNTRANSLATED;

EID: 84871709166     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms131215496     Document Type: Review

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