Sexual behaviour: a receptor for sex control in Drosophila females.
Male Drosophila manipulate the sexual behaviour of their female mating partners by release of a Sex-peptide, but how does this work? A G-protein-coupled receptor has now been identified which acts in the female flies to detect male Sex-peptide and trigger increased egg laying and reduced sexual receptivity.
Kubli
Eric
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Zoological Institute, University of Zurich-Irchel, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland. ekubli@zool.uzh.ch
D000818:Animals; D004330:Drosophila / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D029721:Drosophila Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008297:Male; D010455:Peptides / Q000378:metabolism*; D018000:Receptors, Peptide; D012724:Sex Attractants / Q000378:metabolism; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*
D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; C489175:Mst57Dc protein, Drosophila; D010455:Peptides; D018000:Receptors, Peptide; D012724:Sex Attractants; C449520:ductus ejaculatorius peptide 99B, Drosophila; C526291:sex peptide receptor, Drosophila