Data from: Queen pheromones modulate DNA methyltransferase activity in bee and ant workers

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dc.contributor.affiliationAustralian National University - Holman, Luke
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Helsinki - Trontti, Kalevi
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Helsinki - Helanterä, Heikki
dc.contributor.authorHolman, Luke
dc.contributor.authorTrontti, Kalevi
dc.contributor.authorHelanterä, Heikki
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-24T15:14:51Z
dc.date.issued2015-12-23
dc.date.issued2015-12-23
dc.descriptionDNA methylation is emerging as an important regulator of polyphenism in the social insects. Research has concentrated on differences in methylation between queens and workers, though we hypothesized that methylation is involved in mediating other flexible phenotypes, including pheromone-dependent changes in worker behaviour and physiology. Here, we find that exposure to queen pheromone affects the expression of two DNA methyltransferase genes in Apis mellifera honeybees and in two species of Lasius ants, but not in Bombus terrestris bumblebees. These results suggest that queen pheromones influence the worker methylome, pointing to a novel proximate mechanism for these key social signals.
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.b952b
dc.identifier.urihttps://hydatakatalogi-test-24.it.helsinki.fi/handle/123456789/9387
dc.rightsOpen
dc.rights.licensecc-zero
dc.subjectLasius flavus
dc.subjectCaste
dc.subjectLasius niger
dc.subjectmethylome
dc.subjectfertility signal
dc.subjectEusociality
dc.subjectepigenetics
dc.titleData from: Queen pheromones modulate DNA methyltransferase activity in bee and ant workers
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