RRC ID 22021
著者 Sakurai A, Koganezawa M, Yasunaga K, Emoto K, Yamamoto D.
タイトル Select interneuron clusters determine female sexual receptivity in Drosophila.
ジャーナル Nat Commun
Abstract Female Drosophila with the spinster mutation repel courting males and rarely mate. Here we show that the non-copulating phenotype can be recapitulated by the elimination of spinster functions from either spin-A or spin-D neuronal clusters, in the otherwise wild-type (spinster heterozygous) female brain. Spin-D corresponds to the olfactory projection neurons with dendrites in the antennal lobe VA1v glomerulus that is fruitless-positive, sexually dimorphic and responsive to fly odour. Spin-A is a novel local neuron cluster in the suboesophageal ganglion, which is known to process contact chemical pheromone information and copulation-related signals. A slight reduction in spinster expression to a level with a minimal effect is sufficient to shut off female sexual receptivity if the dominant-negative mechanistic target of rapamycin is simultaneously expressed, although the latter manipulation alone has only a marginal effect. We propose that spin-mediated mechanistic target of rapamycin signal transduction in these neurons is essential for females to accept the courting male.
巻・号 4
ページ 1825
公開日 2013-5-7
DOI 10.1038/ncomms2837
PII ncomms2837
PMID 23652013
PMC PMC3674241
MeSH Animals Copulation / drug effects Drosophila Proteins / metabolism Drosophila melanogaster / cytology* Drosophila melanogaster / drug effects Drosophila melanogaster / physiology* Female Heterozygote Homozygote Interneurons / cytology* Interneurons / drug effects Interneurons / metabolism Male Membrane Proteins / metabolism Neuroglia / cytology Neuroglia / drug effects Neuroglia / metabolism Neurons / cytology Neurons / drug effects Neurons / metabolism Olfactory Pathways / drug effects Olfactory Pathways / metabolism RNA Interference / drug effects Receptors, Odorant / metabolism Sexual Behavior, Animal / drug effects Sexual Behavior, Animal / physiology* Signal Transduction / drug effects Sirolimus / pharmacology TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases / antagonists & inhibitors TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases / metabolism
IF 12.121
引用数 24
WOS 分野 CELL BIOLOGY
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