Chromatin accessibility and transcriptome landscapes of Monomorium pharaonis brain

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  • Mingyue Wang
  • Yang Liu
  • Tinggang Wen
  • Weiwei Liu
  • Qionghua Gao
  • Jie Zhao
  • Zijun Xiong
  • Zhifeng Wang
  • Wei Jiang
  • Yeya Yu
  • Liang Wu
  • Yue Yuan
  • Xiaoyu Wei
  • Jiangshan Xu
  • Mengnan Cheng
  • Pei Zhang
  • Panyi Li
  • Yong Hou
  • Huanming Yang
  • Qiye Li
  • Chuanyu Liu
  • Longqi Liu

The emergence of social organization (eusociality) is a major event in insect evolution. Although previous studies have investigated the mechanisms underlying caste differentiation and social behavior of eusocial insects including ants and honeybees, the molecular circuits governing sociality in these insects remain obscure. In this study, we profiled the transcriptome and chromatin accessibility of brain tissues in threeMonomorium pharaonisant castes: queens (including mature and un-mated queens), males and workers. We provide a comprehensive dataset including 16 RNA-sequencing and 16 assay for transposase accessible chromatin (ATAC)-sequencing profiles. We also demonstrate strong reproducibility of the datasets and have identified specific genes and open chromatin regions in the genome that may be associated with the social function of these castes. Our data will be a valuable resource for further studies of insect behaviour, particularly the role of brain in the control of eusociality.

Original languageEnglish
Article number217
JournalScientific Data
Volume7
Number of pages10
ISSN2052-4463
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

    Research areas

  • CONVERGENT EVOLUTION, CASTE IDENTITY, GENES, DIVERSIFICATION, NEUROPEPTIDE, HYMENOPTERA, EUSOCIALITY, PHENOTYPES, PEPTIDES, PATTERNS

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