Genetic determinants of mate recognition in Brachionus manjavacas (Rotifera).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mate choice is of central importance to most animals, influencing population structure, speciation, and ultimately the survival of a species. Mating behavior of male brachionid rotifers is triggered by the product of a chemosensory gene, a glycoprotein on the body surface of females called the mate recognition pheromone. The mate recognition pheromone has been biochemically characterized, but little was known about the gene(s). We describe the isolation and characterization of the mate recognition pheromone gene through protein purification, N-terminal amino acid sequence determination, identification of the mate recognition pheromone gene from a cDNA library, sequencing, and RNAi knockdown to confirm the functional role of the mate recognition pheromone gene in rotifer

SUBMITTER: Snell TW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2746195 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature