2023
DOI: 10.3390/ijms241210311
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Evolution of a Cockroach Allergen into the Major Protein of Termite Royal Jelly

Abstract: Termites live in colonies, and their members belong to different castes that each have their specific role within the termite society. In well-established colonies of higher termites, the only food the founding female, the queen, receives is saliva from workers; such queens can live for many years and produce up to 10,000 eggs per day. In higher termites, worker saliva must thus constitute a complete diet and therein resembles royal jelly produced by the hypopharyngeal glands of honeybee workers that serves as… Show more

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