Mating-responsive genes in reproductive tissues of female Drosophila melanogaster.

ABSTRACT: Male-derived accessory gland proteins 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 accessory gland proteins may be driven by sperm competition and sexual conflict, processes that 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 melanogaste

SUBMITTER: Mack PD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1502462 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature