Single-nucleus transcriptomes reveal evolutionary and functional properties of cell types in the Drosophila accessory gland.

ABSTRACT: Many traits responsible for male reproduction evolve quickly, including gene expression phenotypes in germline and somatic male reproductive tissues. Rapid male evolution in polyandrous species is thought to be driven by competition among males for fertilizations and conflicts between male and female fitness interests that manifest in postcopulatory phenotypes. In Drosophila, seminal fluid proteins secreted by three major cell types of the male accessory gland and ejaculatory duct are required for female sperm storage and use, and influence female postcopulatory traits. Recent work has shown that these cell types have overlapping but distinct effects on female postcopulatory biology, yet relatively little is known about their evolutionary properties. Here, we use single-nucleus RNA-Seq of

SUBMITTER: Majane AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9097260 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature