On how to identify a seminal fluid protein: A commentary on Hurtado et al

Stuart Wigby; Nora C Brown; Irem Sepil; Mariana F Wolfner

doi:10.1111/imb.12783

On how to identify a seminal fluid protein: A commentary on Hurtado et al

Insect Mol Biol. 2022 Oct;31(5):533-536. doi: 10.1111/imb.12783. Epub 2022 Aug 17.

Authors

Stuart Wigby¹, Nora C Brown², Irem Sepil³, Mariana F Wolfner²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ecology Evolution and Behaviour, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
² Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA.
³ Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.

Abstract

Seminal fluid proteins (Sfps) have striking effects on the behaviour and physiology of females in many insects. Some Drosophila melanogaster Sfps are not highly or exclusively expressed in the accessory glands, but derive from, or are additionally expressed in other male reproductive tissues. The full suite of Sfps includes transferred proteins from all male reproductive tissues, regardless of expression level or presence of a signal peptide.

Keywords: Drosophila; Sfp; proteomics; reproduction; seminal fluid.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Comment

MeSH terms

Animals
Bodily Secretions / metabolism
Drosophila Proteins* / genetics
Drosophila Proteins* / metabolism
Drosophila melanogaster* / physiology
Female
Male
Seminal Plasma Proteins / metabolism

Substances

Drosophila Proteins
Seminal Plasma Proteins

Abstract

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MeSH terms

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