Soluble proteins of chemical communication: an overview across arthropods

P Pelosi, I Iovinella, A Felicioli, FR Dani - Frontiers in physiology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Detection of chemical signals both in insects and in vertebrates is mediated by soluble
proteins, highly concentrated in olfactory organs, which bind semiochemicals and activate …

Insect seminal fluid proteins: identification and function

FW Avila, LK Sirot, BA LaFlamme… - Annual review of …, 2011 - annualreviews.org
Seminal fluid proteins (SFPs) produced in reproductive tract tissues of male insects and
transferred to females during mating induce numerous physiological and behavioral …

The reproductive microbiome: an emerging driver of sexual selection, sexual conflict, mating systems, and reproductive isolation

M Rowe, L Veerus, P Trosvik, A Buckling… - Trends in ecology & …, 2020 - cell.com
All multicellular organisms host microbial communities in and on their bodies, and these
microbiomes can have major influences on host biology. Most research has focussed on the …

Biodiversity, conservation and current threats to European honeybees

P De la Rúa, R Jaffé, R Dall'Olio, I Muñoz, J Serrano - Apidologie, 2009 - apidologie.org
Europe harbours several endemic honeybee (Apis mellifera) subspecies. Yet the distribution
of these subspecies is nowadays also much influenced by beekeeping activities. Large …

Beyond promiscuity: mate-choice commitments in social breeding

JJ Boomsma - … Transactions of the Royal Society B …, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Obligate eusociality with distinct caste phenotypes has evolved from strictly monogamous
sub-social ancestors in ants, some bees, some wasps and some termites. This implies that …

Serpins in arthropod biology

DA Meekins, MR Kanost, K Michel - Seminars in cell & developmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Serpins are the largest known family of serine proteinase inhibitors and perform a variety of
physiological functions in arthropods. Herein, we review the field of serpins in arthropod …

The genome of the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex echinatior suggests key adaptations to advanced social life and fungus farming

S Nygaard, G Zhang, M Schiøtt, C Li, Y Wurm… - Genome …, 2011 - genome.cshlp.org
We present a high-quality (> 100× depth) Illumina genome sequence of the leaf-cutting ant
Acromyrmex echinatior, a model species for symbiosis and reproductive conflict studies. We …

Sexual conflict and seminal fluid proteins: a dynamic landscape of sexual interactions

LK Sirot, A Wong, T Chapman… - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2015 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Sexual reproduction requires coordinated contributions from both sexes to proceed
efficiently. However, the reproductive strategies that the sexes adopt often have the potential …

Seminal plasma proteomes and sperm fertility

X Druart, S de Graaf - Animal reproduction science, 2018 - Elsevier
During ejaculation, the spermatozoa are transported by the seminal plasma, a fluid resulting
from secretions originating mainly from the prostate and the seminal vesicles in mammals …

Chitinase‐like gene family in the brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens

Y Xi, PL Pan, YX Ye, B Yu, HJ Xu… - Insect molecular …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Chitinases are important enzymes required for chitin degradation and reconstruction in
insects. Based on a bioinformatics investigation, we identified 12 genes encoding putative …