Notch signalling mediates reproductive constraint in the adult worker honeybee
In honeybees, pheromones produced by the queen inhibit reproduction by workers and enforce a eusocial division of labour. Here, Duncan, Hyink and Dearden show that this inhibition is mediated by the Notch signalling pathway in the workers' ovaries.
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doaj-c7151c8e33d0435ab2cfe07b62d0d9ac2021-05-11T10:43:39ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232016-08-017111010.1038/ncomms12427Notch signalling mediates reproductive constraint in the adult worker honeybeeElizabeth J. Duncan0Otto Hyink1Peter K. Dearden2Department of Biochemistry, Laboratory for Evolution and Development, Genetics Otago and Gravida (The National Centre for Growth and Development), University of OtagoDepartment of Biochemistry, Laboratory for Evolution and Development, Genetics Otago and Gravida (The National Centre for Growth and Development), University of OtagoDepartment of Biochemistry, Laboratory for Evolution and Development, Genetics Otago and Gravida (The National Centre for Growth and Development), University of OtagoIn honeybees, pheromones produced by the queen inhibit reproduction by workers and enforce a eusocial division of labour. Here, Duncan, Hyink and Dearden show that this inhibition is mediated by the Notch signalling pathway in the workers' ovaries.https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12427 |
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Notch signalling mediates reproductive constraint in the adult worker honeybee |
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In honeybees, pheromones produced by the queen inhibit reproduction by workers and enforce a eusocial division of labour. Here, Duncan, Hyink and Dearden show that this inhibition is mediated by the Notch signalling pathway in the workers' ovaries. |
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