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The ant fungus garden acts as an external digestive system
View ORCID ProfileAndrés Mauricio Caraballo-Rodríguez, View ORCID ProfileSara P. Puckett, View ORCID ProfileKathleen E. Kyle, View ORCID ProfileDaniel Petras, View ORCID ProfileRicardo da Silva, View ORCID ProfileLouis-Félix Nothias, View ORCID ProfileMadeleine Ernst, View ORCID ProfileJustin J.J. van der Hooft, View ORCID ProfileAnupriya Tripathi, View ORCID ProfileMingxun Wang, View ORCID ProfileMarcy J. Balunas, View ORCID ProfileJonathan L. Klassen, View ORCID ProfilePieter C. Dorrestein
doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.11.18.389361
Andrés Mauricio Caraballo-Rodríguez
1Collaborative Mass Spectrometry Innovation Center, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Sara P. Puckett
2Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
Kathleen E. Kyle
3Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
Daniel Petras
1Collaborative Mass Spectrometry Innovation Center, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
4Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Ricardo da Silva
5School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
Louis-Félix Nothias
1Collaborative Mass Spectrometry Innovation Center, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Madeleine Ernst
6Section for Clinical Mass Spectrometry, Danish Center for Neonatal Screening, Department of Congenital Disorders, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
Justin J.J. van der Hooft
7Bioinformatics Group, Wageningen University, 6708 PB, Wageningen, the Netherlands
Anupriya Tripathi
1Collaborative Mass Spectrometry Innovation Center, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
8Division of Biological Sciences, University of California—San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
9Department of Pediatrics, University of California—San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
Mingxun Wang
1Collaborative Mass Spectrometry Innovation Center, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
10Ometa Labs LLC
Marcy J. Balunas
2Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
Jonathan L. Klassen
3Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
Pieter C. Dorrestein
1Collaborative Mass Spectrometry Innovation Center, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Abstract
Most animals digest their food within their own bodies, but some do not. Many species of ants grow fungus gardens that pre-digest food as an essential step of the ants’ nutrient uptake. To better understand this digestion process, we generated a 3D molecular map of an Atta texana fungus garden, revealing chemical modifications mediated by the fungus garden as plant material passes through.
Competing Interest Statement
PCD is a scientific advisor to Sirenas. MW is Founder of Ometa Labs LLC.
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Posted November 20, 2020.
The ant fungus garden acts as an external digestive system
Andrés Mauricio Caraballo-Rodríguez, Sara P. Puckett, Kathleen E. Kyle, Daniel Petras, Ricardo da Silva, Louis-Félix Nothias, Madeleine Ernst, Justin J.J. van der Hooft, Anupriya Tripathi, Mingxun Wang, Marcy J. Balunas, Jonathan L. Klassen, Pieter C. Dorrestein
bioRxiv 2020.11.18.389361; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.11.18.389361
The ant fungus garden acts as an external digestive system
Andrés Mauricio Caraballo-Rodríguez, Sara P. Puckett, Kathleen E. Kyle, Daniel Petras, Ricardo da Silva, Louis-Félix Nothias, Madeleine Ernst, Justin J.J. van der Hooft, Anupriya Tripathi, Mingxun Wang, Marcy J. Balunas, Jonathan L. Klassen, Pieter C. Dorrestein
bioRxiv 2020.11.18.389361; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.11.18.389361
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