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res:
  bibo_abstract:
  - Ants are emerging model systems to study cellular signaling because distinct castes
    possess different physiologic phenotypes within the same colony. Here we studied
    the functionality of inotocin signaling, an insect ortholog of mammalian oxytocin
    (OT), which was recently discovered in ants. In Lasius ants, we determined that
    specialization within the colony, seasonal factors, and physiologic conditions
    down-regulated the expression of the OT-like signaling system. Given this natural
    variation, we interrogated its function using RNAi knockdowns. Next-generation
    RNA sequencing of OT-like precursor knock-down ants highlighted its role in the
    regulation of genes involved in metabolism. Knock-down ants exhibited higher walking
    activity and increased self-grooming in the brood chamber. We propose that OT-like
    signaling in ants is important for regulating metabolic processes and locomotion.@eng
  bibo_authorlist:
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Zita
      foaf_name: Liutkeviciute, Zita
      foaf_surname: Liutkeviciute
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Esther
      foaf_name: Gil Mansilla, Esther
      foaf_surname: Gil Mansilla
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Thomas
      foaf_name: Eder, Thomas
      foaf_surname: Eder
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Barbara E
      foaf_name: Casillas Perez, Barbara E
      foaf_surname: Casillas Perez
      foaf_workInfoHomepage: http://www.librecat.org/personId=351ED2AA-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Maria
      foaf_name: Giulia Di Giglio, Maria
      foaf_surname: Giulia Di Giglio
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Edin
      foaf_name: Muratspahić, Edin
      foaf_surname: Muratspahić
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Florian
      foaf_name: Grebien, Florian
      foaf_surname: Grebien
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Thomas
      foaf_name: Rattei, Thomas
      foaf_surname: Rattei
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Markus
      foaf_name: Muttenthaler, Markus
      foaf_surname: Muttenthaler
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Sylvia
      foaf_name: Cremer, Sylvia
      foaf_surname: Cremer
      foaf_workInfoHomepage: http://www.librecat.org/personId=2F64EC8C-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
    orcid: 0000-0002-2193-3868
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Christian
      foaf_name: Gruber, Christian
      foaf_surname: Gruber
  bibo_doi: 10.1096/fj.201800443
  bibo_issue: '12'
  bibo_volume: 32
  dct_date: 2018^xs_gYear
  dct_identifier:
  - UT:000449359700035
  dct_isPartOf:
  - http://id.crossref.org/issn/0892-6638
  dct_language: eng
  dct_publisher: FASEB@
  dct_title: Oxytocin-like signaling in ants influences metabolic gene expression
    and locomotor activity@
  fabio_hasPubmedId: '29939785'
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