Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich-Irchel, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
Curr Biol. 2012 Jul 10;22(13):R520-2. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.04.058.
Drosophila male Sex Peptide elicits an amazing variety of postmating responses in mated females, some of which are transmitted via a receptor on specific neurons of the female genital tract. New work shows that neurons expressing the sex-determination gene doublesex (dsx) play a pivotal role in the female postmating switch.
果蝇雄性性肽在交配后的雌蝇中引发了惊人多样的反应,其中一些是通过雌性生殖道特定神经元上的受体传递的。新的研究表明,表达性别决定基因 doublesex(dsx)的神经元在雌性交配后转变中起着关键作用。