@article{15fe512c5c2446b7af720a5372ea7092,
title = "Screening of genes expressed in developing mandibles during soldier differentiation in the termite Hodotermopsis sjostedti",
abstract = "We investigated the morphological changes accompanying soldier differentiation in the damp-wood termite Hodotermopsis sjostedti. Genes expressed in the developing mandibles, which undergo the most remarkable morphological changes during soldier differentiation, were screened using fluorescent differential display. Database searches for sequence similarities were conducted and the relative expression levels were then quantified by real-time polymerase chain reaction. Among the identified candidate genes, 12 genes were upregulated during soldier differentiation. These included genes for cuticle proteins, nucleic acid binding proteins, ribosomal proteins and actin-binding protein, which were inferred to be involved in caste-specific morphogenesis in termites.",
keywords = "Caste, Damp-wood termite, Gene expression, Juvenile hormone analog, Mandibular morphogenesis, Soldier differentiation",
author = "Shigeyuki Koshikawa and Richard Cornette and Masaru Hojo and Kiyoto Maekawa and Tadao Matsumoto and Toru Miura",
note = "Funding Information: We thank M. Machida, J. Garc{\'ı}a, S. Sameshima, H. Katoh, N. Ijichi, A. Gotoh, A. Fujita and S. Hongo for the valuable comments on the study and assistance in field sampling. Sumitomo Chemicals (Osaka, Japan) kindly provided the juvenile hormone analog pyriproxyfen. We are also grateful to two anonymous referees for providing valuable suggestions for improving the manuscript. This work was supported by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (Nos. 15687001 and 16370011), the 21st Century COE program, and Research for the Future Program of JSPS. S.K. and M.H. were supported by JSPS Research Fellowships for Young Scientists.",
year = "2005",
month = feb,
day = "28",
doi = "10.1016/j.febslet.2005.01.031",
language = "英語",
volume = "579",
pages = "1365--1370",
journal = "FEBS Letters",
issn = "0014-5793",
publisher = "John Wiley and Sons Inc.",
number = "6",
}