2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Molecular mechanisms in wing-color pattern formation and mimicry in ladybird beetles
Project/Area Number |
22380035
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
Applied entomology
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Research Institution | Nagoya University |
Principal Investigator |
NIIMI Teruyuki 名古屋大学, 生命農学研究科, 助教 (00293712)
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Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
OBA Yuichi 名古屋大学, 大学院・生命農学研究科, 助教 (40332704)
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Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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Keywords | テントウムシ / 擬態 / 斑紋形成 |
Research Abstract |
Vivid wing color patterns of ladybirds function as warning against predators to appeal distaste. Thus, ladybird beetles are mimicked by various insect species. To understand the mimetic color pattern formation, we analyzed pigments, effector genes and patterning genes for wing color pattern formation in several ladybird species and Argopistes coccinelliformis. Our results suggest that although wing color patterns for mimicry are very similar, these steps are diverged among insect we examined.
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Research Products
(27 results)
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[Journal Article] Avisible dominantmarkerforinsecttransgenesis.2012
Author(s)
Osanai-Futahashi,M.,Ohde,T.,Hirata,J.,Uchino,K.,Futahashi,R.,Tamura,T.,Niimi,T.andSezutsu,H.
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Journal Title
Nat.Commun
Volume: 3
Pages: 1295
DOI
Peer Reviewed
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[Presentation] Molecular basis of wing melanization patterns and mimicry in ladybird beetles2011
Author(s)
Niimi, T., Ito, A., Goto, K., Oba, Y. and Yaginuma, T.
Organizer
Sixth International Symposium on Molecular Insect Science
Place of Presentation
NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky, The Netherlands, Amsterdam
Year and Date
2011-10-04
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[Presentation] Wing Melanization Patterns between Harmonia axyridis and Argopistes coccinelliformis2011
Author(s)
Ito, A., Goto, K., Oba, Y., Yaginuma, T. and Niimi, T
Organizer
The 20th CDB Meeting Molecular Bases for Evolution of Complex Traits
Place of Presentation
RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, Kobe, Japan.
Year and Date
2011-02-23
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[Presentation] Comparison of wing melanization patterns between Harmonia axyridis and Argopistes coccinelliformis. ISBDS2010 International Symposium on Biodiversity Sciences2010
Author(s)
Goto, K., Ito, A., Oba, Y., Yaginuma, T. and Niimi, T
Organizer
Genome, Evolution and Environment
Place of Presentation
Hotel Rubra Ohzan, Nagoya, Japan.
Year and Date
2010-08-02
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