Identification and Expression of Capa Gene in the Fire Ant, Solenopsis invicta

Recent genome analyses suggested the absence of a number of neuropeptide genes in ants. One of the apparently missing genes was the capa gene. Capa gene expression in insects is typically associated with the neuroendocrine system of abdominal ganglia; mature CAPA peptides are known to regulate diure...

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Main Authors: Choi, Man-Yeon, Köhler, Rene, Vander Meer, Robert K., Neupert, Susanne, Predel, Reinhard
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3981796/