Gene co-expression network reveals highly conserved, well-regulated anti-ageing mechanisms in old ant queens.
M. C. Harrison, L. M. Jaimes Nino, M. Almeida Rodrigues, J. Ryll, T. Flatt, J. Oettler, E. Bornberg-Bauer
The paper analyzes gene co-expression networks in old ant queens to identify anti-ageing mechanisms and finds increased transcriptional regulation and strong purifying selection on key genes.
bioRxiv · Feb 14, 2021Evolutionary Biology