LIMIN CHEN1,2, XIAOWEI LI1, TIANJUN HE2, QUANCONG WU2, TINGTING CHEN3, JUN HUANG1,*, YAOBIN LU1,*
BIOCELL, Vol.46, No.3, pp. 821-828, 2022, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2021.016450
Abstract Venom plays several important roles in the life of the fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren. Laboratory rearing
significantly affected the toxin component of S. invicta. However, the molecular mechanism of the change of
venomous components when kept in the laboratory is unclear. In this study, RNA sequencing technique (RNA-Seq)
was performed to explore differentially expressed genes in the venom gland of S. invicta at 0, 10, and 60 days after
laboratory rearing. The RNA-Seq results showed that the expression of a large number of genes changed. The DEGs
were involved in multiple pathways, including proteolysis, serine-type endopeptidase, and allergen. Furthermore,… More >
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