The gene vitellogenin affects microRNA regulation in honey bee (Apis mellifera) fat body and brain

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 216, Issue 19, 2013, Pages 3724-3732

  Nunes, Francis M F ^a,e   Ihle, Kate E ^b,c   Mutti, Navdeep S ^b,f   Simões, Zilá L P ^a   Amdam, Gro V ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^f DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Microarrays; MicroRNA; RNAi; Social behavior

Indexed keywords

INSECT PROTEIN; MICRORNA; VITELLOGENIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; BRAIN; FAT BODY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROARRAYS; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNAI; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

MICROARRAYS; MICRORNA; RNAI; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; BEES; BRAIN; FAT BODY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INSECT PROTEINS; MALE; MICRORNAS; PHENOTYPE; RNA INTERFERENCE; VITELLOGENINS;

EID: 84883589159     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.089243     Document Type: Article

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