Telomerase activity pattern in somatic tissues of the bumblebee (B. terrestris)

Matilda Emily FREYTAG

Bakalářská práce

Telomerase activity pattern in somatic tissues of the bumblebee (\kur {B. terrestris})

Abstract:

In this thesis it was determined if the telomerase activity pattern of primitive eusocial insects, like Bombus terrestris (bumblebee), differs from the one already previously found in advanced eusocial insects, like for example Apis mellifera (honeybee). The telomerase activity of the somatic fat body tissue and the telomerase activity of larvae of B.terrestris were tested using TRAP assay. Possible influences of the life cycle of primitive eusocial insects, the mating process of queens and the endocrine regulation on the observed telomerase activity patterns are discussed.

Abstract:

In this thesis it was determined if the telomerase activity pattern of primitive eusocial insects, like Bombus terrestris (bumblebee), differs from the one already previously found in advanced eusocial insects, like for example Apis mellifera (honeybee). The telomerase activity of the somatic fat body tissue and the telomerase activity of larvae of B.terrestris were tested using TRAP assay. Possible influences of the life cycle of primitive eusocial insects, the mating process of queens and the endocrine regulation on the observed telomerase activity patterns are discussed.

Keywords

eusocial insect, bumblebee, honeybee, telomerase, telomere length, larvae, endocrine regulation, diapause, cell proliferation

Jazyk práce: angličtina

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 10. 12. 2019

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Vedoucí: RNDr. Radmila Čapková Frydrychová, Ph.D.

JIHOČESKÁ UNIVERZITA V ČESKÝCH BUDĚJOVICÍCH

Přírodovědecká fakulta

Bakalářský studijní program / obor:
Biochemistry / Biological Chemistry