Insights into the proteome of the spermatheca of the leaf-cutting ant Atta sexdens rubropilosa (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Authors

  • Juliana Malta Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Viçosa – UFV, 36570-900 Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
  • Gustavo Ferreira Martins Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Viçosa – UFV, 36570-900 Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
  • Ana Ermelinda Marques Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Viçosa – UFV, 36570-900 Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
  • Patrícia Dias Games Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Viçosa – UFV, 36570-900 Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
  • José Cola Zanuncio Departamento de Entomologia/BIOAGRO, Universidade Federal de Viçosa – UFV, 36570-900 Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
  • Maria Cristina Baracat-Pereira Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Viçosa – UFV, 36570-900 Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
  • Tânia Maria Fernandes Salomão Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Viçosa – UFV, 36570-900 Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Keywords:

Atta sexdens, leaf-cutting ants, proteomics, spermatheca

Abstract

Fifteen of the 22 differentially expressed proteins in the spermathecae of virgin and inseminated females of the leaf cutting ant Atta sexdens rubropilosa were tentatively identified. The profile of expressed proteins of the spermatheca differed significantly between virgin and fertilized females. Data from this study should contribute to the elucidation of the roles of these various proteins in prolonged storage and maintenance of viable spermatozoa within the female.

 

No presente estudo foram identificadas proteínas expressas na espermateca de rainhas virgens e fertilizadas da formiga cortadeira Atta sexdens rubropilosa. O perfil das proteínas expressas nas espermatecas é diferente em fêmeas virgens e fertilizadas. Os dados aqui apresentados contribuem para o entendimento do papel das proteínas produzidas pelas espermatecas para o armazenamento e manutenção da viabilidade dos espermatozoides pelas rainhas.

 

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Vol. 97, No. 4 (December 2014)

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Scientific Notes

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