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The sex-peptide.
Journal article

The sex-peptide.

  • Kubli E Zoologisches Institut, Universität Zürich-Irchel, Switzerland.
  • 1992-11-01
Published in:
  • BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology. - 1992
Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Animals, Genetically Modified
Copulation
Drosophila Proteins
Drosophila melanogaster
Female
Genitalia, Male
Insecta
Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
Male
Molecular Sequence Data
Oviposition
Peptides
Recombinant Fusion Proteins
Sexual Behavior, Animal
Species Specificity
English Injection of a peptide of 36 amino acids into virgin Drosophila females changes their reproductive properties drastically: males are rejected and egg laying is increased. The neuronal and physiological properties of the virgin state are replaced by a new pattern of behavior and stimulation of egg production and deposition. Under natural conditions, the peptide is synthesized by the male and transferred into the female during copulation. The sex-peptide, therefore, can be considered as a pheromone. In this review, I shall limit my discussion to Drosophila melanogaster.
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