Research on embryonic development mechanism of honeybees enters the world's leading rank

  Recently, a research team led by Li Jianke, a researcher at the Institute of Honeybees, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, used bee embryos as materials to systematically reveal the molecular basis of embryonic development and provide important evidence for the extraction of bee embryonic stem cells and transgenic research.

  Embryo development is an important period for the formation of honeybee organs. The embryonic form of all organs is formed at this stage, but so far, the molecular regulation mechanism of honeybee embryo development has not been reported. Jianke Li’s research team used proteomics, bioinformatics and genomics interdisciplinary research methods to systematically analyze the key metabolic pathways and proteins that regulate the embryonic development of honeybees, which not only explained the mechanism of honeybee embryonic development, but also contributed to the future embryonic stem cells of honeybees. And genetically modified research, laid the theoretical and practical basis, indicating that the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences bee proteomics research has entered the world's leading ranks