Fig. 5: Schematic representation of the queen central module (QCM). | Communications Biology

Fig. 5: Schematic representation of the queen central module (QCM).

From: Transcriptomic analyses of the termite, Cryptotermes secundus, reveal a gene network underlying a long lifespan and high fecundity

Fig. 5

Shown are genes, which we found co-expressed in the QCM (orange color) and in other queen modules (greenish color) across the nutrient-sensing pathways (i) IIS and (ii) TOR, (iii) neuro-hormonal regulation of metabolic processes, (iv) JH signaling (including trehalose transport) (upper part), (v) CHC production, and (vi) vitellogenesis. The left part of the figure depicts gene regulatory pathways related to neuroendocrine and IIS/TOR signaling while the right parts concentrate on fecundity- and CHC-related processes. Both parts are connected by transport processes via the hemolymph. The general gene and pathway relationships are based on studies of D. melanogaster, mosquitos, nonsocial cockroaches and social insects (for details, see main text). Circles/double bars represent genes, squares represent gene ‘clusters’, arrows indicate activation, and stop bars denote repression. Solid versus dashed lines represent direct versus supposed indirect interactions requiring further investigation. IPC insulin producing cells, CC corpus cardiacum, CA corpora allata. For further information and gene names, see text.

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