Corpus Allatum and Sexual Receptivity in Female Drosophila melanogaster

Nature ◽  
1966 ◽  
Vol 211 (5055) ◽  
pp. 1321-1322 ◽  
Author(s):  
AUBREY MANNING
Keyword(s):  
Drosophila Melanogaster ◽  
Corpus Allatum ◽  
Sexual Receptivity

Downregulation of the dopamine D2-like receptor in corpus allatum affects juvenile hormone synthesis in Drosophila melanogaster females

2012 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 348-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.Е. Gruntenko ◽  
O.V. Laukhina ◽  
E.V. Bogomolova ◽  
E.K. Karpova ◽  
P.N. Menshanov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drosophila Melanogaster ◽  
Juvenile Hormone ◽  
Corpus Allatum ◽  
Hormone Synthesis ◽  
Dopamine D2

Inhibition of DD2R gene expression in the corpus allatum activates alkaline phosphatase in female Drosophila melanogaster

2011 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 489-491
Author(s):  
E. V. Bogomolova ◽  
N. V. Adon’eva ◽  
N. V. Faddeeva ◽  
N. E. Gruntenko ◽  
I. Yu. Raushenbakh
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Alkaline Phosphatase ◽  
Drosophila Melanogaster ◽  
Corpus Allatum

scholarly journals Post-mating Refractoriness in Drosophila melanogaster Depends Upon Ecdysis Triggering Hormone Signaling

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew R Meiselman ◽  
Michael E. Adams ◽  
Anindya Ganguly ◽  
Anupama Dahanukar
Keyword(s):  
Drosophila Melanogaster ◽  
Courtship Behavior ◽  
Corpus Allatum ◽  
Hormone Signaling ◽  
Male Courtship ◽  
Hormone Analog ◽  
Sensory Modalities ◽  
Courtship Behaviors ◽  
Ecdysis Triggering Hormone ◽  
Male Courtship Behavior

The decision to engage in courtship depends on external cues from potential mates and internal cues related to maturation, health, and experience. Hormones allow such information to be conveyed to distal tissues in a coordinated fashion. Here, we show Ecdysis-Triggering Hormone (ETH) is a regulator of male courtship in Drosophila melanogaster, and critical for mate choice and courtship inhibition after the completion of copulation. Preventing ETH release increases male-male courtship and decreases post-copulation courtship inhibition (PCCI). Such aberrant male courtship behavior in ETH-deficient males appears to be the consequence of inabilityto integrate pheromone cues into decision making. Silencing of ETH receptor (ETHR) in GR32A-expressing neurons leads to reduced ligand sensitivity and elevated male-male courtship. We find OR67D is critical for suppression of courtship after mating, and ETHR silencing in OR67D-expressing neurons, and GR32A-expressing neurons to a lesser degree, elevates post-copulation courtship. Finally, ETHR silencing in the corpus allatum increases post-copulation courtship; treatment of with juvenile hormone analog partially restores normal post-mating behavior. ETH, a stress-sensitive reproductive hormone, appears to coordinate multiple sensory modalities to guide Drosophila male courtship behaviors, especially after mating.

scholarly journals Neuroendocrine Regulation of Reproductive Dormancy in the Fruit Fly Drosophila melanogaster: A Review of Juvenile Hormone-Dependent Regulation

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshitomo Kurogi ◽  
Yosuke Mizuno ◽  
Eisuke Imura ◽  
Ryusuke Niwa
Keyword(s):  
Drosophila Melanogaster ◽  
Juvenile Hormone ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Fruit Fly ◽  
Reproductive Organs ◽  
Corpus Allatum ◽  
Corpora Allata ◽  
Day Length ◽  
Control Mechanisms ◽  
Wide Range

Animals can adjust their physiology, helping them survive and reproduce under a wide range of environmental conditions. One of the strategies to endure unfavorable environmental conditions such as low temperature and limited food supplies is dormancy. In some insect species, this may manifest as reproductive dormancy, which causes their reproductive organs to be severely depleted under conditions unsuitable for reproduction. Reproductive dormancy in insects is induced by a reduction in juvenile hormones synthesized in the corpus allatum (pl. corpora allata; CA) in response to winter-specific environmental cues, such as low temperatures and short-day length. In recent years, significant progress has been made in the study of dormancy-inducing conditions dependent on CA control mechanisms in Drosophila melanogaster. This review summarizes dormancy control mechanisms in D. melanogaster and discusses the implications for future studies of insect dormancy, particularly focusing on juvenile hormone-dependent regulation.

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