Signal transduction in dosease resistant behaviors in Coptotermes foumosanus

• Project/Area Number: 24880019
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Applied entomology
• Research Institution: Kyoto University
• Principal Investigator: YANAGAWA Aya 京都大学, 生存圏研究所, 助教 (70628700)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-08-31 – 2014-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
• Budget Amount: ¥2,990,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥690,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
• Keywords: 昆虫病理 / イエシロアリ / 生物的防除 / 病気感染抵抗行動 / グルーミング行動 / 菌由来化学物質 / 国際学会 / 国内学会

Research Abstract

The GC/MS analysis had been conducted to identify the odor signals from entopmopathogenic fungi, and the 4 main chemicals were identified. With these chemicals, we revealed that termites could be super sensitive to general chemical signals in the environment. One of the chemicals induced aversion in termites. Also in the interaction among nestmates and pathogen related odor, it was indicated that pathogenic odor is a stronger key signal than nastemate odor. It means, safety is very important for them.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Grooming behavior as a mechanism of insect disease defense (2013)
  • Author(s): Zhukovskaya, M., Yanagawa, A., Forschler, B.T
  • Journal Title: Insects Volume: 4 Issue: 4 Pages: 609-630
  • DOI: 10.3390/insects4040609
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 報文：シロアリが触角上感覚子器官から受け取る外部情報を推定するーイエシロアリ職蟻触角上に存在する感覚子にはどのようなものがあるか- (2013)
  • Author(s): 柳川 綾
  • Journal Title: しろあり Volume: 159(1) Pages: 1-6
• [Journal Article] Odor aversion and pathogen-removal efficiency in grooming behavior of the termite Coptotermes formosanus (2012)
  • Author(s): 1) Yanagawa, A., Fujiwara-Tsujii, N., Akino, T., Yoshimura, T., Yanagawa, T. and Shimizu, S.
  • Journal Title: PlosOne Volume: 7 Issue: 10 Pages: e47412-e47412
  • DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0047412
  • NAID: 120004920430
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Recent research activities: Comparison of behavioral changes in the termite, Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera), inoculated with six fungal isolates. (2012)
  • Author(s): Aya Yanagawa
  • Journal Title: Humanoshere Bulletin of research institute for sustainable humanosphere Kyoto University Volume: 8 Pages: 11-11
• [Presentation] 菌知覚阻止によるシロアリの新規防除法の模索 (2014)
  • Author(s): 柳川 綾
  • Organizer: 第58回応用動物昆虫学会
  • Place of Presentation: 高知
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Bitter and bacterial compounds stimulate wing taste sensilla and trigger grooming behaviour in Drosophila (2013)
  • Author(s): 1, Yanagawa, A., Guigue, A., Marion,. Poll, F
  • Organizer: European Symposium for Insect taste and Olfaction XIII
  • Place of Presentation: Villasimius, Italy
  • Year and Date: 2013-10-24
• [Presentation] Bitter and bacterial compounds stimulate wing taste sensilla and trigger grooming behaviour in Drosophila (2013)
  • Author(s): A. Yanagawa, A. Guigue, F. Marion-Poll
  • Organizer: ESITO XIII
  • Place of Presentation: Villasimius, Italy
• [Presentation] イエシロアリの生体防御行動における病原性糸状菌の匂いの影響 (2013)
  • Author(s): 柳川 綾
  • Organizer: 応用動物昆虫学会
  • Place of Presentation: 総合研究大学
• [Book] マイクロ波エネルギーと応用技術―第６章１節1.3.3 マイクロ波殺虫 (2014)
  • Author(s): 柳川 綾・吉村 剛
  • Publisher: ㈱産業技術サービスセンター
• [Book] シロアリの辞典 (2013)
  • Author(s): 第2章 柳川 綾
  • Total Pages: 171
  • Publisher: 海青社
• [Book] 第6章1節1.3.3.マイクロ波殺虫剤,最新マイクロ波エネルギーと応用技術
  • Author(s): 柳川綾・吉村剛
  • Publisher: 産業技術サービスセンター(印刷中, 2014年発行予定)
• [Remarks] 京都大学教育研究活動データーべース
  • URL: http://kyouindb.iimc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/j/uW7wP