Drosophila Sex Peptide controls the assembly of lipid microcarriers in seminal fluid [Cell Biology]

Seminal fluid plays an essential role in promoting male reproductive success and modulating female physiology and behavior. In the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, Sex Peptide (SP) is the best-characterized protein mediator of these effects. It is secreted from the paired male accessory glands (AGs), which, like the mammalian prostate and...

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - January 25, 2021 Category: Science Authors: S. Mark Wainwright, Ben R. Hopkins, Claudia C. Mendes, Aashika Sekar, Benȷamin Kroeger, Josephine E. E. U. Hellberg, Shih–Jung Fan, Abigail Pavey, Pauline P. Marie, Aaron Leiblich, Irem Sepil, Philip D. Charles, Marie L. Thezenas, Roman Fisch Tags: Cell Biology Biological Sciences Source Type: research