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ArticleScientific reports2015

Antennal RNA-sequencing analysis reveals evolutionary aspects of chemosensory proteins in the carpenter ant, Camponotus japonicus.

Masaru K Hojo, Kenichi Ishii, Midori Sakura, Katsushi Yamaguchi, Shuji Shigenobu, Mamiko Ozaki

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Masaru K HojoDepartment of Biology, Graduate School of Science, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan.
Kenichi IshiiDepartment of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Midori SakuraDepartment of Biology, Graduate School of Science, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan.
Katsushi YamaguchiNIBB Core Research Facilities, National Institute for Basic Biology, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Japan.
Shuji ShigenobuNIBB Core Research Facilities, National Institute for Basic Biology, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Japan.
Mamiko OzakiDepartment of Biology, Graduate School of Science, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan.
Kobe University · JPNational Institutes of Natural Sciences · JPThe Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI · JPThe University of Tokyo · JP

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Abstract

Chemical communication is essential for the coordination of complex organisation in ant societies. Recent comparative genomic approaches have revealed that chemosensory genes are diversified in ant lineages, and suggest that this diversification is crucial for social organisation. However, how such diversified genes shape the peripheral chemosensory systems remains unknown. In this study, we annotated and analysed the gene expression profiles of chemosensory proteins (CSPs), which transport lipophilic compounds toward chemosensory receptors in the carpenter ant, Camponotus japonicus. Transcriptome analysis revealed 12 CSP genes and phylogenetic analysis showed that 3 of these are lineage-specifically expanded in the clade of ants. RNA sequencing and real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction revealed that, among the ant specific CSP genes, two of them (CjapCSP12 and CjapCSP13) were specifically expressed in the chemosensory organs and differentially expressed amongst ant castes. Furthermore, CjapCSP12 and CjapCSP13 had a ratio of divergence at non-synonymous and synonymous sites (dN/dS) greater than 1, and they were co-expressed with CjapCSP1, which is known to bind cuticular hydrocarbons. Our results suggested that CjapCSP12 and CjapCSP13 were functionally differentiated for ant-specific chemosensory events, and that CjapCSP1, CjapCSP12, and CjapCSP13 work cooperatively in the antennal chemosensilla of worker ants.

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Evolution, MolecularAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAntsArthropod AntennaeFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationGenes, InsectHierarchy, SocialInsect ProteinsIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceMaleMolecular Sequence DataRNA, MessengerSequence Analysis, RNAInsect ProteinsRNA, Messenger

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PMID26310137
PMCPMC4550911
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