Genome-wide and caste-specific DNA methylomes of the ants Camponotus floridanus and Harpegnathos saltator

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  • Roberto Bonasio
  • Qiye Li
  • Jinmin Lian
  • Navdeep S. Mutti
  • Lijun Jin
  • Hongmei Zhao
  • Pei Zhang
  • Ping Wen
  • Hui Xiang
  • Yun Ding
  • Zonghui Jin
  • Steven S. Shen
  • Zongji Wang
  • Wen Wang
  • Jun Wang
  • Shelley L. Berger
  • Jürgen Liebig
  • KU, thw266
  • Danny Reinberg
Ant societies comprise individuals belonging to different castes characterized by specialized morphologies and behaviors. Because ant embryos can follow different developmental trajectories, epigenetic mechanisms must play a role in caste determination. Ants have a full set of DNA methyltransferases and their genomes contain methylcytosine. To determine the relationship between DNA methylation and phenotypic plasticity in ants, we obtained and compared the genome-wide methylomes of different castes and developmental stages of Camponotus floridanus and Harpegnathos saltator.
Original languageEnglish
JournalCurrent Biology
Volume22
Issue number19
Pages (from-to)1755-1764
Number of pages10
ISSN0960-9822
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012

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