[HTML][HTML] Antiviral defense mechanisms in honey bees
LM Brutscher, KF Daughenbaugh… - Current opinion in insect …, 2015 - Elsevier
Highlights•Honey bee colony losses have been attributed to multiple factors including RNA
viruses.•The RNAi, Toll, Jak/Stat, and non-specific dsRNA mediated immune pathways have …
viruses.•The RNAi, Toll, Jak/Stat, and non-specific dsRNA mediated immune pathways have …
Climbing the social ladder: the molecular evolution of sociality
Genomic tools are allowing us to dissect the roles of genes and genetic architecture in social
evolution, and eusocial insects are excellent models. Numerous hypotheses for molecular …
evolution, and eusocial insects are excellent models. Numerous hypotheses for molecular …
Analysis of phylogenomic datasets reveals conflict, concordance, and gene duplications with examples from animals and plants
Background The use of transcriptomic and genomic datasets for phylogenetic reconstruction
has become increasingly common as researchers attempt to resolve recalcitrant nodes with …
has become increasingly common as researchers attempt to resolve recalcitrant nodes with …
Genomic signatures of evolutionary transitions from solitary to group living
The evolution of eusociality is one of the major transitions in evolution, but the underlying
genomic changes are unknown. We compared the genomes of 10 bee species that vary in …
genomic changes are unknown. We compared the genomes of 10 bee species that vary in …
Target enrichment of ultraconserved elements from arthropods provides a genomic perspective on relationships among H ymenoptera
Gaining a genomic perspective on phylogeny requires the collection of data from many
putatively independent loci across the genome. Among insects, an increasingly common …
putatively independent loci across the genome. Among insects, an increasingly common …
The genomes of two key bumblebee species with primitive eusocial organization
Background The shift from solitary to social behavior is one of the major evolutionary
transitions. Primitively eusocial bumblebees are uniquely placed to illuminate the evolution …
transitions. Primitively eusocial bumblebees are uniquely placed to illuminate the evolution …
Insect antimicrobial peptides show potentiating functional interactions against Gram-negative bacteria
M Rahnamaeian, M Cytryńska… - … of the Royal …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) and proteins are important components of innate immunity
against pathogens in insects. The production of AMPs is costly owing to resource-based …
against pathogens in insects. The production of AMPs is costly owing to resource-based …
Infectious disease and group size: more than just a numbers game
Increased risk of infectious disease is assumed to be a major cost of group living, yet
empirical evidence for this effect is mixed. We studied whether larger social groups are more …
empirical evidence for this effect is mixed. We studied whether larger social groups are more …
The i5k Workspace@ NAL—enabling genomic data access, visualization and curation of arthropod genomes
M Poelchau, C Childers, G Moore… - Nucleic acids …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
The 5000 arthropod genomes initiative (i5k) has tasked itself with coordinating the
sequencing of 5000 insect or related arthropod genomes. The resulting influx of data, mostly …
sequencing of 5000 insect or related arthropod genomes. The resulting influx of data, mostly …
The ocean sampling day consortium
A Kopf, M Bicak, R Kottmann, J Schnetzer, I Kostadinov… - Gigascience, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Ocean Sampling Day was initiated by the EU-funded Micro B3 (Marine Microbial
Biodiversity, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology) project to obtain a snapshot of the marine …
Biodiversity, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology) project to obtain a snapshot of the marine …