Differential expression and costs between maternally and paternally derived immune priming for offspring in an insect. - Biogéosciences-Dijon Accéder directement au contenu
Article Dans Une Revue Journal of Animal Ecology Année : 2011

Differential expression and costs between maternally and paternally derived immune priming for offspring in an insect.

Guillaume Martinaud
  • Fonction : Auteur
Jérôme Moreau
Yannick Moret

Résumé

1. When parasitized, both vertebrates and invertebrates can enhance the immune defence of their offspring, although this transfer of immunity is achieved by different mechanisms. In some insects, immune-challenged males can also initiate trans-generational immune priming (TGIP), but its expressions appear qualitatively different from the one induced by females similarly challenged. 2. The existence of male TGIP challenges the traditional view of the parental investment theory, which predicts that females should invest more into their progeny than males. However, sexual dimorphism in life-history strategies and the potential costs associated with TGIP may nevertheless lead to dissymmetric investment between males and females into the immune protection of the offspring. 3. Using the yellow mealworm beetle, Tenebrio molitor, we show that after parental exposure to a bacterial-like infection, maternal and paternal TGIP are associated with the enhancement of different immune effectors and different fitness costs in the offspring. While all the offspring produced by challenged mothers had enhanced immune defence, only those from early reproductive episodes were immune primed by challenged fathers. 4. Despite the fact that males and females may share a common interest in providing their offspring with an immune protection from the current pathogenic threat, they seem to have evolved different strategies concerning this investment.

Dates et versions

hal-00634641 , version 1 (21-10-2011)

Identifiants

Citer

Caroline Zanchi, Jean-Philippe Troussard, Guillaume Martinaud, Jérôme Moreau, Yannick Moret. Differential expression and costs between maternally and paternally derived immune priming for offspring in an insect.. Journal of Animal Ecology, 2011, 80 (6), pp.1174-1183. ⟨10.1111/j.1365-2656.2011.01872.x⟩. ⟨hal-00634641⟩
146 Consultations
0 Téléchargements

Altmetric

Partager

Gmail Facebook X LinkedIn More