The fat body of termites: Functions and stored materials

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dc.contributor.authorCosta-Leonardo, Ana Maria [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorLaranjo, Lara Teixeira [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorJanei, Vanelize [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorHaifig, Ives [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-27T11:29:35Z
dc.date.available2014-05-27T11:29:35Z
dc.date.issued2013-06-01
dc.description.abstractThe functions of the fat body in the different castes of termites, and accumulation of energy reserves, proteins and urates within this organ, are reviewed. The termite fat body is involved in multiple metabolic activities, including recycling of nitrogen. Termite fat body showed three different types of cells: adipocytes, urocytes and mycetocytes, the latter restricted to the species Mastotermes darwiniensis. Adipocytes synthesize and store lipids, glycogen and several proteins. These cells also elaborate important peptides, including some that act in immune processes. Urocytes are responsible for the storage of spherocrystals of urates, which vary quantitatively among the termite castes. The different metabolic functions of the fat body in the several castes and stages of termites are associated with specific adipocyte morphologies. The synthesis and storage of different compounds modify the structure of the fat body; this differentiation is coordinated by hormones involved with molting and reproductive cycles. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.en
dc.description.affiliationLaboratório de Cupins Departamento de Biologia, Instituto de Biociências Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP, Campus Rio Claro. Av. 24A, No. 1515, Bela Vista CEP: 13.506-900, Rio Claro, SP
dc.description.affiliationUnespLaboratório de Cupins Departamento de Biologia, Instituto de Biociências Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP, Campus Rio Claro. Av. 24A, No. 1515, Bela Vista CEP: 13.506-900, Rio Claro, SP
dc.format.extent577-587
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinsphys.2013.03.009
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Insect Physiology, v. 59, n. 6, p. 577-587, 2013.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jinsphys.2013.03.009
dc.identifier.issn0022-1910
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84877331060
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/75518
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000325187800001
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Insect Physiology
dc.relation.ispartofjcr2.733
dc.relation.ispartofsjr1,265
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso restrito
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectAdipocytes
dc.subjectIsoptera
dc.subjectStorage proteins
dc.subjectTermite queens
dc.subjectUltrastructure
dc.subjectUrocytes
dc.subjectfat
dc.subjecthormone
dc.subjectimmune system
dc.subjectmolt
dc.subjectprotein
dc.subjectqueen
dc.subjectreproductive cycle
dc.subjecttermite
dc.subjectultrastructure
dc.titleThe fat body of termites: Functions and stored materialsen
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.licensehttp://www.elsevier.com/about/open-access/open-access-policies/article-posting-policy
unesp.author.lattes3384554771252347[1]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0003-4749-8945[4]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0001-6155-8233[2]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-8874-5538[1]
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Instituto de Biociências, Rio Claropt

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