Pigment-Dispersing Factor Modulates Pheromone Production in Clock Cells that Influence Mating in Drosophila
Krupp JJ, Billeter JC, Wong A, Choi C, Nitabach MN, Levine JD. Pigment-Dispersing Factor Modulates Pheromone Production in Clock Cells that Influence Mating in Drosophila. Neuron 2013, 79: 54-68. PMID: 23849197, PMCID: PMC3955580, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2013.05.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPigment Dispersing FactorClock cellsMating behaviorPheromone productionNeuropeptide Pigment Dispersing FactorPeripheral clock cellsMale sex pheromoneSex pheromone productionMolecular rhythmsPhysiological outputsNeuropeptide signalingBehavioral rhythmsCircadian mechanismsSex-specific differencesDrosophilaSex pheromoneCircadian entrainmentOenocytesCircadian systemPheromonePathwayNeuroendocrine pathwaysActivity rhythmsCellsBehavioral processes