Transcription profiling of Drosophila mated females to identify mating response genes

ABSTRACT: Male-derived accessory gland proteins (Acps) that are transferred to females during mating have profound effects on female reproductive physiology including increased ovulation, mating inhibition, and effects on sperm utilization and storage. The extreme rates of evolution seen in Acps may be driven by sperm competition and sexual conflict, processes which may ultimately drive complex interactions between female- and male-derived molecules and sperm. However, little is known of how gene expression in female reproductive tissues changes in response to the presence of male molecules and sperm. To characterize this response, we conducted parallel genomic and proteomic analyses of gene expression in the reproductive tract of 3-day-old unmated and mated female Drosophila melanogaster. Using DNA

ORGANISM(S): Drosophila melanogaster

SUBMITTER: Paul Mack 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-5012 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress