Sex and the single splice

Cell. 2005 Jun 3;121(5):664-6. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2005.05.017.

Abstract

Drosophila male courtship offers a unique experimental system to uncover the molecular and neural basis of genetically preprogrammed behavior. In this issue of Cell, Demir and Dickson (2005) and Stockinger et al. (2005) demonstrate that this behavior relies on a single splicing of the fruitless transcript, and on a specific olfactory-based neuronal circuit.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Alternative Splicing*
  • Animals
  • Drosophila Proteins / genetics*
  • Drosophila Proteins / metabolism
  • Drosophila melanogaster / genetics*
  • Male
  • Nerve Tissue Proteins / genetics*
  • Nerve Tissue Proteins / metabolism
  • Neurons / metabolism
  • Sexual Behavior, Animal*
  • Transcription Factors / genetics*
  • Transcription Factors / metabolism

Substances

  • Drosophila Proteins
  • Nerve Tissue Proteins
  • Transcription Factors
  • fru protein, Drosophila