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Neuropeptide F signaling regulates parasitoid-specific germline development and egg-laying in Drosophila.
PLoS genetics - 1 Mar 2021
Sadanandappa Madhumala K, Sathyanarayana Shivaprasad H, Kondo Shu, Bosco Giovanni
Abstract excerpt
Drosophila larvae and pupae are at high risk of parasitoid infection in nature. To circumvent parasitic stress, fruit flies have developed various survival strategies, including cellular and behavioral defenses. We show that adult Drosophila females exposed to the parasitic wasps, Leptopilina boulardi, decrease their total egg-lay by deploying at least two strategies: Retention of fully developed follicles...
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