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| Title |
Comparing the secretory pathway in honeybee venom and hypopharyngeal glands
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| Published in |
International Journal of Insect Morphology and Embryology, November 2012
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.asd.2012.10.004 |
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| Authors |
Homayoun Kheyri, Bronwen W. Cribb, David J. Merritt |
| Abstract |
We provide insights into the secretory pathway of arthropod gland systems by comparing the royal jelly-producing hypopharyngeal glands and the venom-producing glands of the honeybee, Apis mellifera. These glands have different functions and different product release characteristics, but both belong to the class 3 types of insect glands, each being composed of two cells, a secretory cell and a microduct-forming cell. The hypopharyngeal secretory cells possess an extremely elongate tubular invagination that is filled with a cuticular structure, the end-apparatus, anchored against the cell membrane by a conspicuous series of actin rings. In contrast, venom glands have no actin rings, but instead have an actin-rich brush border surrounding the comparatively short and narrow end-apparatus. We relate these cytoskeletal differences to the production system and utilisation of secretions; venom is stored in a reservoir whereas royal jelly and enzymes are produced on demand. Fluorescence-based characterisation of the actin cytoskeleton combined with scanning electron microscopy of the end-apparatus allows for detailed characterisation of the point of secretion release in insect class 3 glands. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 3% |
| Germany | 1 | 3% |
| France | 1 | 3% |
| Egypt | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 33 | 89% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 16% |
| Other | 4 | 11% |
| Researcher | 4 | 11% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 4 | 11% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 11% |
| Other | 7 | 19% |
| Unknown | 8 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 14 | 38% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 11% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 2 | 5% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 2 | 5% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 6 | 16% |
| Unknown | 8 | 22% |
Attention Score in Context
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