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Neurobiology of nestmate recognition of social insect ant Camponotus japanicus

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16K07446
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Animal physiology/Animal behavior
Research InstitutionFukuoka University

Principal Investigator

Yokohari Fumio  福岡大学, 理学部, 非常勤講師 (20117287)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 渡邉 英博  福岡大学, 理学部, 助教 (90535139)
Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2020-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,140,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
Keywords電気生理学 / 化学受容 / 触角感覚子 / 体表炭化水素 / インパルス応答 / クロオオアリ / 社会性昆虫 / 巣仲間識別 / 触角錐状感覚子 / 嗅覚 / 前大脳 / 抗体染色 / 神経伝達物質 / 触角葉 / 電気生理 / 感覚子の機能的分類 / 受容ニューロンの応答スペクトラ / 真社会性昆虫 / 神経生物学 / 錐状感覚子 / 電気生理実験 / 巣仲間認識 / 触角感覚系
Outline of Final Research Achievements

In ants Camponotus a difference in colony-specific composition of a set of cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) is critical for nestmate recognition. The CHCs are received by female-specific antennal basiconic sensilla. About 140 sensory neurons (SNs) housed in single basiconic sensilla receive colony-specific blends of 18 CHCs. We electrophysiologically recorded responses of single basiconic sensilla to each of 18 CHCs, and identified CHC responses of each SN in single sensilla. Each CHC activated different sets of SNs and each SN was broadly tuned to CHCs. SNs of ants from different colonies exhibited different CHC response spectra. Ants collected one month apart from the same colony also exhibited different CHC response spectra. As the composition ratio of CHCs might change within the same colony, SNs might be affected by the CHC-blend which the ant robed. These results indicate that the peripheral sensory mechanism is critical for discrimination between nestmate and non-nestmate ants.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

社会性昆虫では同種であっても異なるコロニーの個体に対して不寛容な場合が多い。クロオオアリでも巣仲間と非巣仲間の個体を識別する。その識別には体表炭化水素(CHC)の濃度組成の違いであることが行動実験で示されていたが、そのCHC濃度組成の違いをどのようにクロオオアリが区別しているのかが不明であった。本研究によってCHCを触角の嗅感覚子の感覚ニューロンが匂いとして受容し、CHC組成の違いにより各感覚ニューロンの応答スペクトラが異なることによって巣仲間・非巣仲間を識別していることがわかった。この結果は他の社会性動物の社会性維持の研究や社会性害虫の駆除方法の考案に役立つことが期待できる。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2019 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (19 results)

All 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016

All Journal Article (7 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 7 results,  Open Access: 3 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 3 results) Presentation (12 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 5 results)

  • [Journal Article] Sensory neurons that respond to sex and aggregation pheromones in the nymphal cockroach2020

    • Author(s)
      Tateishi Kosuke、Nishimura Yukihiro、Sakuma Masayuki、Yokohari Fumio、Watanabe Hidehiro
    • Journal Title

      Scientific Reports

      Volume: 10 Issue: 1 Pages: 1599-1615

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41598-020-58816-8

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Two types of sensory proliferation patterns underlie the formation of spatially tuned2018

    • Author(s)
      Watanabe Hidehiro、Koike Yukino、Tateishi Kosuke、Domae Mana、Nishino Hiroshi、Yokohari Fumio
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Comparative Neurology

      Volume: 526 Issue: 16 Pages: 2683-2705

    • DOI

      10.1002/cne.24524

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Two parallel olfactory pathwary for processing general odors in a cockroach2017

    • Author(s)
      Watanabe H, Nishino H. Mizunami M. Yokohari F.
    • Journal Title

      Frontiers in Neural Circuits

      Volume: 11 Pages: 32-32

    • DOI

      10.3389/fncir.2017.00032

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report 2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] 社会性昆虫クロオオアリの巣仲間認識機構の解明に向けて2017

    • Author(s)
      横張文男、渡邉英博
    • Journal Title

      昆虫と自然

      Volume: 52(9) Pages: 36-39

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Organization of the antennal lobes in the praying mantis (Tenodera aridifolia)2017

    • Author(s)
      Carle T. Watanabae H. Yamawaki Y. Yokohari F
    • Journal Title

      Journal of comparative neurology

      Volume: 525 Issue: 7 Pages: 1685-1706

    • DOI

      10.1002/cne.24159

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Complete identification of four giant interneuronssupplying mushroom body calyces in the cockroach Periplaneta americana2017

    • Author(s)
      Takahashi N., Katoh K., Watanabe H., Nakayama Y., Iwasaki M., Mizunami M., Nishino H.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Comparative Neurology

      Volume: 525 Issue: 1 Pages: 204-230

    • DOI

      10.1002/cne.24108

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Status of and future research on thermosensory processing2016

    • Author(s)
      Mizunami M, Nishino H, Yokohari F,
    • Journal Title

      Frontiers in Physiology

      Volume: 7 Pages: 150-150

    • DOI

      10.3389/fphys.2016.00150

    • NAID

      120005766749

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] ワモンゴキブリ幼虫の性および集合フェロモン応答性嗅感覚細胞の同定2019

    • Author(s)
      立石康介、佐久間正幸、横張文男、 渡邉英博
    • Organizer
      第72回日本動物学会九州支部会他三学会合同長崎大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] ワモンゴキブリの後胚発生に伴う嗅感覚細胞のフェロモン応答特性の変化2019

    • Author(s)
      立石康介、横張文男、 渡邉英博
    • Organizer
      日本動物学会第90回大阪大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Sensory reception of cuticular hydrocarbons for the nestmate and non-nestmate discrimination in the Japanese carpenter ant2018

    • Author(s)
      Watanabe Hidehiro, Ogata Shoji, Noudomi Nonoka, Matsubara Ryosuke, Ozaki Mamiko, Yokohari Fumio
    • Organizer
      日本比較生理生化学会第40回大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] ワモンゴキブリ幼虫の性および集合フェロモン受容の感覚子の同定とその特徴2018

    • Author(s)
      立石康介、渡邉英博、田中真史、西村至央、佐久間正幸、横張文男
    • Organizer
      第62回日本応用動物昆虫学会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Interspecies and intercaste comparisons of antennal lobe constitution in seven species of termite2017

    • Author(s)
      Haruka Koga, Hidehiro Watanabe, Hiroshi Nishino, Masaru Hojo, Wakako Omura, Takuma Takanashi, Fumio Yokohari
    • Organizer
      2017 ISCE/APACE
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Identification of sex and aggregation pheromone-receptive sensilla in nymphal cockroaches2017

    • Author(s)
      Kousuke Tateishi, Hidehiro Watanabe, Masashi Tanaka, Yukihiro Nishimura, Masayuki Sakuma, and Fumio Yokohari
    • Organizer
      2017 ISCE/APACE
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Comparative study of antennal lobe glomeruli in seven species of termites2017

    • Author(s)
      Haruka Koga, Hidehiro Watanabe, Hiroshi Nishino, Masaru Hojo, Wakako Omura, Takuma Takanashi, Fumio Yokohari
    • Organizer
      日本比較生理生化学会第39回大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Antennal sensilla receiving sex and aggregation pheromones on nymphal cockroaches2017

    • Author(s)
      Kousuke Tateishi, Hidehiro Watanabe, Masashi Tanaka, Yukihiro Nishimura, Masayuki Sakuma, and Fumio Yokohari
    • Organizer
      日本比較生理生化学会第39回大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Two parallel coding strategies to process general odor in basal insects2016

    • Author(s)
      Watanabe 1. Nishino 1. Mizunami U. Yokohari F.
    • Organizer
      The joint meeting of the 22nd International Congress of Zoology and the 87th Meeeting of the Zoologocal Society of Japan
    • Place of Presentation
      Okinawa, Japan
    • Year and Date
      2016-11-14
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] A novel device for stimulation with refractory CHCs, key substances fro nestmate discrimination on antenall receptor l2016

    • Author(s)
      Ogata S. Watanabe H. Ozaki M. Mastubara R. Yokohari F.
    • Organizer
      第38回日本比較生理生化学大会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京
    • Year and Date
      2016-09-02
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 01factory processing via temporally and spatially segregated parallel pathways in an insect brain2016

    • Author(s)
      Watanabe H. Nishino H. Mizunami U. Yokohari F.
    • Organizer
      Environmental Sensing and Animal Behavior
    • Place of Presentation
      Tokyo, Japan
    • Year and Date
      2016-06-10
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Postcmbryonic development of sex pheromone-receptive olfactory sensory neurons in the cockroach2016

    • Author(s)
      Watanabe H. Koike Y. Nishino H. Yokohari F.
    • Organizer
      17th International Symposium on Olfaction and Taste
    • Place of Presentation
      Yokohama, Japan
    • Year and Date
      2016-06-05
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2016-04-21   Modified: 2021-02-19  

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