Publications by authors named "Dashuang Zuo"
Our recent investigations on the function of Drosophila CG11700 and CG32744 (Ubi-p5E) genes using CRISPR/Cas9 deletion technology could not repeat or confirm the results on CG11700 shown in our previous study which was based on P-element excision assay (Zhan et al. 2012). Here by CRISPR/Cas9 editing, we generated mutants of CG32744 with the whole gene body fully deleted from the genome, and truncated mutants of CG11700 with N-terminal 103 aa deleted out of its total 301 aa peptide sequence.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPhenotypic plasticity displayed by an animal in response to different environmental conditions is supposedly crucial for its survival and reproduction. The female adults of some ant lineages display phenotypic plasticity related to reproductive role. In pharaoh ant queens, insemination induces substantial physiological/behavioral changes and implicates remarkable gene regulatory network (GRN) shift in the brain.
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- Ant colonies are complex groups with different types of ants, like queens and workers, that develop in unique ways.
- A study looked at two types of ants and found that the genes controlling their different roles are really important during their growth stages.
- The research shows that certain genes help determine if an ant will be a queen or a worker, and the hormones in their bodies help guide this process.