The Old and the New: Discovery Proteomics Identifies Putative Novel Seminal Fluid Proteins in Drosophila.

ABSTRACT: Seminal fluid proteins (SFPs), the nonsperm component of male ejaculates produced by male accessory glands, are viewed as central mediators of reproductive fitness. SFPs effect both male and female post-mating functions and show molecular signatures of rapid adaptive evolution. Although Drosophila melanogaster, is the dominant insect model for understanding SFP evolution, understanding of SFP evolutionary causes and consequences require additional comparative analyses of close and distantly related taxa. Although SFP identification was historically challenging, advances in label-free quantitative proteomics expands the scope of studying other systems to further advance the field. Focused studies of SFPs has so far overlooked the proteomes of male reproductive glands and their inhere

SUBMITTER: Karr TL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6427231 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature