Article
Transcriptional and epigenetic responses to mating and aging in Drosophila melanogaster.
BMC genomics - 23 Oct 2014
Zhou Shanshan, Mackay Trudy F C, Anholt Robert R H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Phenotypic plasticity allows organisms to respond rapidly to changing environmental circumstances, and understanding its genomic basis can yield insights regarding the underlying genes and genetic networks affecting complex phenotypes. Female Drosophila melanogaster undergo dramatic physiological changes mediated by seminal fluid components transferred upon mating, including decreased longevity. Their...
Topics
- Aging
- Animals
- Behavior, Animal
- Drosophila melanogaster
- Epigenesis, Genetic
- Female
- Gene Expression Profiling
- Gene Regulatory Networks
- Histones
- Male
- MicroRNAs
- Oviposition
