Article
Drosophila Sex Peptide controls the assembly of lipid microcarriers in seminal fluid.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 2 Feb 2021
Wainwright S Mark, Hopkins Ben R, Mendes Cláudia C, Sekar Aashika, Kroeger Benjamin, Hellberg Josephine E E U, Fan Shih-Jung, Pavey Abigail, Marie Pauline P, Leiblich Aaron, Sepil Irem, Charles Philip D, Thézénas Marie L, Fischer Roman, Kessler Benedikt M, Gandy Carina, Corrigan Laura, Patel Rachel, Wigby Stuart, Morris John F, Goberdhan Deborah C I, Wilson Clive
Abstract excerpt
Seminal fluid plays an essential role in promoting male reproductive success and modulating female physiology and behavior. In the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, Sex Peptide (SP) is the best-characterized protein mediator of these effects. It is secreted from the paired male accessory glands (AGs), which, like the mammalian prostate and seminal vesicles, generate most of the seminal fluid contents. After...
Topics
- Animals
- Drosophila Proteins
- Drosophila melanogaster
- Female
- Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
- Lipids
- Male
- Microspheres