scholarly journals Regulation of highly homologous major urinary proteins in house mice quantified with label-free proteomic methods

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 3005-3016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viktoria M. Enk ◽  
Christian Baumann ◽  
Michaela Thoß ◽  
Kenneth C. Luzynski ◽  
Ebrahim Razzazi-Fazeli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
House Mice ◽  
Label Free ◽  
Urinary Proteins ◽  
Major Urinary Proteins ◽  
Wild House Mice ◽  
Proteomic Methods

We performed isoform-specific MUP quantification on MS1 and MS2 level in response to increased social interaction of male wild house mice by seminatural housing.

scholarly journals Diversity of major urinary proteins (MUPs) in wild house mice

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michaela Thoß ◽  
Viktoria Enk ◽  
Hans Yu ◽  
Ingrid Miller ◽  
Kenneth C. Luzynski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
House Mice ◽  
Urinary Proteins ◽  
Major Urinary Proteins ◽  
Wild House Mice

Heterogeneity of Major Urinary Proteins in House Mice: Population and Sex Differences

2001 ◽  
pp. 233-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline E. Payne ◽  
Nick Malone ◽  
Rick Humphries ◽  
Carl Bradbrook ◽  
Christina Veggerby ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
House Mice ◽  
Urinary Proteins ◽  
Major Urinary Proteins

scholarly journals Pheromones that Correlate with Reproductive Success in Competitive Conditions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth C. Luzynski ◽  
Doris Nicolakis ◽  
Maria Adelaide Marconi ◽  
Sarah M. Zala ◽  
Jae Kwak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Success ◽  
Social Status ◽  
Protein Concentration ◽  
Urinary Protein ◽  
House Mice ◽  
Male Reproductive Success ◽  
Urinary Proteins ◽  
Scent Marks ◽  
Major Urinary Proteins ◽  
Volatile Organic

Abstract The major urinary proteins (MUPs) of house mice (Mus musculus) bind and stabilize the release of pheromones and other volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from urinary scent marks, which mediate chemical communication. Social status influences MUP and VOC excretion, and the urinary scent of dominant males is attractive to females. Urinary pheromones influence the sexual behavior and physiology of conspecifics, and yet it is not known whether they also affect reproductive success. We monitored the excretion of urinary protein and VOCs of wild-derived house mice living in large seminatural enclosures to compare the sexes and to test how these compounds correlate with reproductive success. Among males, urinary protein concentration and VOC expression correlated with reproductive success and social status. Territorial dominance also correlated with reproductive success in both sexes; but among females, no urinary compounds were found to correlate with social status or reproductive success. Notably, the large sex differences in chemosensory compounds found in laboratory studies were significantly lower when the mice lived in seminatural conditions. These findings provide novel evidence for chemical signals that correlate with male reproductive success of house mice living in competitive conditions.

scholarly journals Pheromones that correlate with reproductive success in competitive conditions

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth C. Luzynski ◽  
Doris Nicolakis ◽  
Maria Adelaide Marconi ◽  
Sarah M. Zala ◽  
Jae Kwak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Success ◽  
Social Status ◽  
Protein Concentration ◽  
Urinary Protein ◽  
House Mice ◽  
Male Reproductive Success ◽  
Urinary Proteins ◽  
Major Urinary Proteins ◽  
Volatile Pheromones ◽  
Volatile Organic

AbstractThe major urinary proteins (MUPs) of house mice (Mus musculus) bind and stabilize the release of pheromones and other volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from urinary scent marks, which mediate chemical communication. Social status influences MUP and VOC excretion, and the urinary scent of dominant males is attractive to females. Urinary pheromones influence the sexual behavior and physiology of conspecifics, and yet it is not known whether they also affect reproductive success. We monitored the excretion of urinary protein and VOCs of wild-derived house mice living in large seminatural enclosures to compare the sexes and to test how these compounds correlate with reproductive success. Among males, urinary protein concentration and VOC expression correlated with reproductive success and social status. Territorial dominance also correlated with reproductive success in both sexes; but among females, no urinary compounds were found to correlate with social status or reproductive success. We found several differences in the urinary protein and volatile pheromones of mice in standard cages versus seminatural enclosures, which raises caveats for conventional laboratory studies. These findings provide novel evidence for chemical signals that correlate with male reproductive success of house mice living in competitive conditions.

Female Preference and Variability Among t-Haplotypes in Wild House Mice

1994 ◽  
Vol 143 (5) ◽  
pp. 766-784 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Lenington ◽  
Carol B. Coopersmith ◽  
Mark Erhart
Keyword(s):  
Female Preference ◽  
House Mice ◽  
Wild House Mice

scholarly journals A SECOND GROUP OF SIMILAR LETHALS IN POPULATIONS OF WILD HOUSE MICE

Genetics ◽  
1959 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 795-802 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorothea Bennett ◽  
L C Dunn ◽  
Susan Badenhausen
Keyword(s):  
House Mice ◽  
Wild House Mice
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