Kubli Eric
Zoological Institute, University of Zurich-Irchel, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
Curr Biol. 2008 Mar 11;18(5):R210-2. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.12.047.
Male Drosophila manipulate the sexual behaviour of their female mating partners by release of a Sex-peptide, but how does this work? A G-protein-coupled receptor has now been identified which acts in the female flies to detect male Sex-peptide and trigger increased egg laying and reduced sexual receptivity.
雄性果蝇通过释放一种性肽来操控其雌性交配伴侣的性行为,但这是如何起作用的呢?现在已经鉴定出一种G蛋白偶联受体,它在雌性果蝇中发挥作用,以检测雄性性肽并引发产卵增加和性接受性降低。