Drosophila melanogaster sex peptide stimulates juvenile hormone synthesis and depresses sex pheromone production in Helicoverpa armigera

Fan, Yongliang; Rafaeli, Ada; Gileadi, C.; Kubli, Eric; Applebaum, Shalom W.

doi:10.1016/s0022-1910(98)00106-1

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“…aegypti male mRGPs, we used a bioinformatic approach. Even though primary sequences of reproductive proteins are often rapidly evolving (Swanson et al, 2001;Swanson and Vacquier, 2002;Holloway and Begun, 2004;Mueller et al, 2005;Andrés et al, 2006;Haerty et al, In press), the fact that some appear to be conserved (e.g., Drosophila sex peptide has activity in a moth (Fan et al, 1999;Nagalakshmi et al, 2004) made it important to begin with sequence comparisons to identify Ae. aegypti homologs.…”

Section: Detection Of Ae Aegypti Homologs Of D Melanogaster Male Acmentioning

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Identity and transfer of male reproductive gland proteins of the dengue vector mosquito, Aedes aegypti: Potential tools for control of female feeding and reproduction

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Poulson

McKenna

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Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Male reproductive gland proteins (mRGPs) impact the physiology and/or behavior of mated females in a broad range of organisms. We sought to identify mRGPs of the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti, the primary vector of dengue and yellow fever viruses. Earlier studies with Ae. aegypti demonstrated that "matrone" (a partially purified male reproductive accessory gland substance) or male accessory gland fluid injected into virgin female Ae. aegypti affect female sexual refractoriness, blood feeding and digestion, flight, ovarian development, and oviposition. Using bioinformatic comparisons to Drosophila melanogaster accessory gland proteins and mass spectrometry of proteins from Ae. aegypti male accessory glands and ejaculatory ducts (AG/ED) and female reproductive tracts, we identified 63 new putative Ae. aegypti mRGPs. Twenty-one of these proteins were found in the reproductive tract of mated females, but not of virgin females, suggesting that they are transferred from males to females during mating. Most of the putative mRGPs fall into the same protein classes as mRGPs in other organisms, although some appear to be evolving rapidly and lack identifiable homologs in Culex pipiens, Anopheles gambiae, and D. melanogaster. Our results identify candidate male-derived molecules that may have an important influence on behavior, survival and reproduction of female mosquitoes.

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Section: Detection Of Ae Aegypti Homologs Of D Melanogaster Male Acmentioning

confidence: 99%

Identity and transfer of male reproductive gland proteins of the dengue vector mosquito, Aedes aegypti: Potential tools for control of female feeding and reproduction

Sirot

Poulson

McKenna

et al. 2008

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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166

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“…Pheromone synthesis in females is regulated by pheromone biosynthesis-activating neuropeptide (PBAN), released from the brain during the scotophase (Raina, 1993). Using an in vitro preparation, Fan et al (1999b) demonstrated that synthetic Drosophila sex peptide inhibits PBAN-induced pheromone synthesis in a dose-dependent manner, suggesting that the male factor acts directly on the pheromone gland in H. armigera. On the other hand, Drosophila SP stimulated in vitro JH biosynthesis in the corpora allata of H. armigera.…”

Section: Mating Plugs -From Mechanical To Physiological Manipulationmentioning

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She’s my girl - male accessory gland products and their function in the reproductive biology of social bees

Colonello-Frattini

Hartfelder

2005

Apidologie

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-Male accessory gland products have become a major issue in insect reproduction. They are a means of transport for sperm and can form a mating plug, and also have specific compounds that can modify the behavior and physiology of mated females. We briefly review the structure and function of accessory gland products in insects, especially in the fruitfly and some orthopterans and lepidopterans, and draw parallels to what is currently known in social bees. The structure of the mating sign differs considerably in this group. In bumble bees it consists of a viscous mass of a dipeptide and fatty acids, with linoleic acid affecting female behavior. The honey bees show considerable species-specific variation in their mating signs. In the cavity-dwelling species it is the mucus gland which provides the mass of the mating sign, and this glands undergoes a hormonally controlled sexual maturation in its program of protein synthesis. The stingless bees lack mucus glands altogether, and their mating sign consists of the ruptured genital capsule of the male. We discuss the structure of the mating sign and of its components in relation to the mating and reproductive biology of these groups of highly eusocial bees.honeybee / bumblebee / Meliponini / reproductive tract / mating sign / Apis / Bombus

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“…Some of the proteins, including the 36 amino acid-residue sex peptide of Drosophila melanogaster (Chen et al, 1988;Schmidt et al, 1993), are transported across the vaginal membrane (Lung and Wolfner, 1999) and reach their target sites via hemolymph transport. The Drosophila sex peptide targets the female's neuroendocrine axis, stimulating juvenile hormone biosynthesis by the corpus allatum (Moshitzky et al, 1996;Fan et al, 1999), which then controls the oogenic cycle in the ovaries (Soller et al, 1997). Sex peptide binding sites detected in the mushroom bodies appear to be the anatomical correlates for the postcopulatory behavioral 258 N.A.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Protein content and pattern during mucus gland maturation and its ecdysteroid control in honey bee drones

Colonello-Frattini

Hartfelder

2003

Apidologie

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-We analyzed mucus gland protein content and pattern for drones of Africanized honey bees. The effect of exogenous ecdysteroids on mucus gland maturation was judged against the endogenous ecdysteroid titer. During the first 5 days of adult life, the mucus protein content increases steeply, whereas the protein pattern becomes reduced in complexity. Subsequently, the protein content decreases, reaching a plateau level at day 8. The protein pattern of mature glands is characterized by three dominant polypeptides. Injection of 20-hydroxyecdysone into newly emerged drones abolished the normal increase in protein content and prolonged the persistence of the protein pattern typical for immature glands. Ecdysteroids thus appear to act as negative regulators in the maturation process of drone mucus glands. This hypothesis received support from analyses of the hemolymph ecdysteroid titer, which was found to rapidly decline soon after emergence. male accessory gland / ecdysone / radioimmunoassay / Apis mellifera / mucus protein

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Drosophila melanogaster sex peptide stimulates juvenile hormone synthesis and depresses sex pheromone production in Helicoverpa armigera

Cited by 92 publications

References 42 publications

Identity and transfer of male reproductive gland proteins of the dengue vector mosquito, Aedes aegypti: Potential tools for control of female feeding and reproduction

Identity and transfer of male reproductive gland proteins of the dengue vector mosquito, Aedes aegypti: Potential tools for control of female feeding and reproduction

She’s my girl - male accessory gland products and their function in the reproductive biology of social bees

Protein content and pattern during mucus gland maturation and its ecdysteroid control in honey bee drones

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