Down-regulation of honey bee IRS gene biases behavior toward food rich in protein

Medicine & Life Sciences

• Bees 96%
• Honey 94%
• Insulin Receptor 80%
• Down-Regulation 50%
• Food 50%
• Genes 28%
• Proteins 26%
• Carbohydrates 17%
• Plant Nectar 17%
• Hoarding 15%
• Choice Behavior 14%
• Insulin 13%
• Insulin Receptor Substrate Proteins 13%
• Pollen 12%
• Insecta 10%
• Sucrose 10%
• Feeding Behavior 9%
• RNA Interference 9%
• Longevity 9%
• Nutrients 8%
• Eating 7%
• Homeostasis 7%
• Body Weight 7%
• Gene Expression 6%
• Health 4%

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• honey 95%
• bee 88%
• gene 54%
• protein 51%
• regulation 50%
• substrate 48%
• food 48%
• carbohydrate 17%
• nectar 13%
• caching 13%
• food intake 12%
• foraging behavior 11%
• homeostasis 10%
• gene expression 10%
• sucrose 9%
• RNA 9%
• insect 8%
• pollen 8%
• tissue 6%
• health 6%
• nutrient 5%
• energy 4%
• experiment 3%

Agriculture & Biology

• insulin receptors 100%
• honey bees 67%
• foraging 48%
• genes 24%
• proteins 24%
• insulin receptor substrate proteins 20%
• insulin 17%
• pollen proteins 15%
• carbohydrates 14%
• social factors 12%
• eating habits 11%
• food choices 10%
• nectar 10%
• RNA interference 10%
• Apis mellifera 10%
• protein sources 9%
• bees 9%
• food intake 9%
• homeostasis 8%
• sucrose 7%
• body weight 6%
• insects 6%
• gene expression 6%
• nutrients 6%
• energy 6%
• tissues 4%