Le Govic Yohann, Boissier Jérôme, Papon Nicolas
Infectious Agents, Resistance and Chemotherapy (AGIR), UR 4294, University of Picardy Jules Verne, Amiens, France; Parasitology-Mycology Department, Center for Human Biology, University Hospital of Amiens, Picardie, Amiens, France.
IHPE, Univ. Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, Univ. Perpignan Via Domitia, Perpignan, France.
Trends Parasitol. 2022 Jul;38(7):493-495. doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2022.05.001. Epub 2022 May 14.
The female schistosome's dependence on the male to reach sexual maturity has puzzled scientists for decades. Using various molecular techniques, Chen et al. dissect the synthesis pathway of the β-alanyl-tryptamine dipeptide (BATT), emitted by the male into its environment, which induces sexual maturation and egg-laying in the female.
雌性血吸虫对雄性的依赖以达到性成熟，这一现象已经困扰科学家数十年。陈等人运用多种分子技术，剖析了雄性释放到其周围环境中的β-丙氨酰-色胺二肽（BATT）的合成途径，该二肽能诱导雌性性成熟并产卵。
