The transcription factor ultraspiracle influences honey bee social behavior and behavior-related gene expression.

Behavior is among the most dynamic animal phenotypes, modulated by a variety of internal and external stimuli. Behavioral differences are associated with large-scale changes in gene expression, but little is known about how these changes are regulated. Here we show how a transcription factor (TF), u...

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Main Authors: Seth A Ament, Ying Wang, Chieh-Chun Chen, Charles A Blatti, Feng Hong, Zhengzheng S Liang, Nicolas Negre, Kevin P White, Sandra L Rodriguez-Zas, Craig A Mizzen, Saurabh Sinha, Sheng Zhong, Gene E Robinson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3315457?pdf=render