Correlation of proteome-wide changes with social immunity behaviors provides insight into resistance to the parasitic mite, Varroa destructor, in the honey bee (Apis mellifera)
Parker, Guarna, et al., Genome Biology

The University of British Columbia’s Leonard Foster and his colleagues report on proteomic profiles of honey bees from colonies that are relatively resistant to the parasitic mite Varroa destructor, believed to be a contributor to colony-collapse disorder. The team used mass spectrometry-based analyses to track protein production by adult bees and bee larvae from several bee colonies, looking at which of the 1,200 or so proteins they assessed, if any, prompted hygienic bee behavior — the removal of V. destructor-compromised larvae — in colonies infested by the mite. “We have found a set of proteins which could be used to select colonies on their ability to resist Varroa mite infestation,” Foster says in a press release, “and can be used to find individuals with increased hygienic behavior.”

Article source: http://www.genomeweb.com/sequencing/exome-sequencing-points-pathways-involved-endometrial-cancer