Microbial alchemists unlock honeybee cognition

Huihui Sun; Guan-Hong Wang

doi:10.1016/j.chom.2024.10.013

Microbial alchemists unlock honeybee cognition

Cell Host Microbe. 2024 Nov 13;32(11):1877-1879. doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2024.10.013.

Authors

Huihui Sun¹, Guan-Hong Wang²

Affiliations

¹ State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
² State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. Electronic address: ghwang@ioz.ac.cn.

PMID: 39541941
DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2024.10.013

Abstract

In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Zhong et al.¹ uncover gut microbiota-host connections that promote cognitive function in honeybees. They discover the role of the microbiota in lipid metabolism and the synthesis of lipid-derived neurotransmitters, which modulate the endocannabinoid system.

MeSH terms

Animals
Bees / microbiology
Bees / physiology
Cognition*
Endocannabinoids / metabolism
Gastrointestinal Microbiome* / physiology
Host Microbial Interactions
Lipid Metabolism*
Neurotransmitter Agents / metabolism

Substances

Endocannabinoids
Neurotransmitter Agents