Comparative Study of the Labial Gland Secretion in Termites (Isoptera)

Sillam-Dussès, David; Krasulová, Jana; Vrkoslav, Vladimír et al.

PLoS ONE, 2012, 7(10), e46431

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https://hdl.handle.net/2115/50722
タイトル
Comparative Study of the Labial Gland Secretion in Termites (Isoptera)
著者
Sillam-Dussès, David ; Krasulová, Jana ; Vrkoslav, Vladimír ; Pytelková, Jana ; Cvačka, Josef ; Kutalová, Kateřina ; Bourguignon, Thomas ; Miura, Toru ; Šobotník, Jan
著者名
Sillam-Dussès, David
著者名
Krasulová, Jana
著者名
Vrkoslav, Vladimír
著者名
Pytelková, Jana
著者名
Cvačka, Josef
著者名
Kutalová, Kateřina
著者名
Bourguignon, Thomas
著者名
Miura, Toru
著者名
Šobotník, Jan
言語
英語
発行日
2012-10-10
出版者
Public Library of Science
収録物名
PLoS ONE
巻(号)
7(10)
ページ
e46431
抄録
Labial glands are present in all castes and developmental stages of all termite species. In workers, their secretion contains a food-marking pheromone and digestive enzymes, while soldier secretion plays a defensive role. However, these functions were studied only in a limited set of species, and do not allow drawing general conclusions. Hence, we have investigated the chemical composition of the labial gland extracts from soldiers and workers in 15 termite species belonging to 6 families using an integrative approach based on proteomic and small-molecule profiling. We confirmed the presence of hydroquinone and cellulase in the labial glands of workers, and we identified new toxic compounds in soldiers and workers of several species. Our results highlight the dual role of labial gland secretion, i.e. the defensive role in soldiers and workers of several termite species, and the digestive function in workers.
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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.1 Japan
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1932-6203
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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0046431