Age- and behaviour-related changes in the expression of biogenic amine receptor genes in the antennae of honey bees (Apis mellifera)

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作者
McQuillan, Henry J. [1 ]
Barron, Andrew B. [2 ]
Mercer, Alison R. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Otago, Dept Zool, Dunedin, New Zealand
[2] Macquarie Univ, Dept Biol Sci, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
来源
JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY A-NEUROETHOLOGY SENSORY NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY | 2012年 / 198卷 / 10期
关键词
Insect olfaction; Antennae; Octopamine; Dopamine; Tyramine; DIVISION-OF-LABOR; CABBAGE-LOOPER MOTHS; OLFACTORY RESPONSES; TYRAMINE-RECEPTOR; MUSHROOM BODIES; NERVOUS-TISSUE; OCTOPAMINE; PHEROMONE; SENSITIVITY; MODULATION;
D O I
10.1007/s00359-012-0745-y
中图分类号
B84 [心理学]; C [社会科学总论]; Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 030303 ; 04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
We recently identified changes in amine-receptor gene expression in the antennae of the honey bee that correlate with shifts in the behavioural responsiveness of worker bees towards queen mandibular pheromone. Here we examine whether variations in expression of amine-receptor genes are related to age and/or to behavioural state. Colonies with a normal age structure were used to collect bees of different ages, as well as pollen foragers of unknown age. Single- and double-cohort colonies were established also to generate nurses and pollen foragers of the same age. Amdop1 was the only gene examined that showed no significant change in expression levels across the age groups tested. However, expression of this gene was significantly higher in 6-day-old nurses than in pollen foragers of the same age. Levels of expression of Amdop2 were very variable, particularly during the first week of adult life, and showed no correlation with nursing or foraging behaviour. Amdop3 and Amtyr1 expression levels changed dramatically with age. Interestingly, Amtyr1 expression was significantly higher in 15-day-old pollen foragers than in same-age nurses, whereas the opposite was true for Amoa1. While Amoa1 expression in the antennae was lower in 6- and 15-day-old pollen foragers than in nurses of the same age, differences in gene expression levels between nurses and pollen foragers could not be detected in 22-day-old bees. Our data show dynamic modulation of gene expression in the antennae of worker bees and suggest a peripheral role for biogenic amines in regulating behavioural plasticity in the honey bee.
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