Fire ant ovary gene expression analyses revealed immune and insulin pathways underlie the reproductive transition from virgin to mated queen
This study advances our understanding of immunity and mating and other key signaling pathways in fire ant reproduction.
Authors
- Mei‐Er Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7417-5677)
- Cécilia Tamborindeguy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0933-5785)
- T. Ferreira
- Perot Saelao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1171-9187)
- Patricia V. Pietrantonio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7870-7266)
Institutions
- National Chung Hsing University (TW)
- Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory (US)
- Texas A&M University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Genomics
- Published
- 2025-08-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-025-11900-7
- Primary Topic
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Texas A and M University
- Division of Integrative Organismal Systems