Roles of young serine-endopeptidase genes in survival and reproduction revealed rapid evolution of phenotypic effects at adult stages
Chen S, Yang H, Krinsky BH, Zhang A, Long M. Roles of young serine-endopeptidase genes in survival and reproduction revealed rapid evolution of phenotypic effects at adult stages. Fly 2011, 5: 345-351. PMID: 21946255, PMCID: PMC3266076, DOI: 10.4161/fly.5.4.17808.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYoung genesConstitutive knockdownAdult stageD. melanogaster subgroupEvolution of developmentImportant functional roleMelanogaster subgroupDrosophila melanogasterLethal phenotypeNew genesCommon ancestorImportant traitsNatural selectionEndopeptidase genePhenotypic effectsLife historyWildtype levelsMultiple phenotypesGenesFunctional roleGenetic componentRapid evolutionMale fertilityFemale fertilityKnockdownHighly Tissue Specific Expression of Sphinx Supports Its Male Courtship Related Role in Drosophila melanogaster
Chen Y, Dai H, Chen S, Zhang L, Long M. Highly Tissue Specific Expression of Sphinx Supports Its Male Courtship Related Role in Drosophila melanogaster. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e18853. PMID: 21541324, PMCID: PMC3082539, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0018853.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimal StructuresAnimalsBase PairingBase SequenceBrainConserved SequenceCourtshipDrosophila melanogasterFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationGenome, InsectGreen Fluorescent ProteinsMaleMolecular Sequence DataMutationOrgan SpecificityPeripheral Nervous SystemPromoter Regions, GeneticRNA, UntranslatedSexual Behavior, AnimalTransformation, GeneticConceptsDrosophila melanogasterBp regionCourtship behaviorNon-coding RNA genesWhole genome expression profilingBp upstream regionTissue-specific expressionGenome expression profilingMale courtship behaviorMale accessory glandsMelanogaster subgroupDrosophila speciesD. virilisRNA genesGene categoriesProtein functionKnockout mutationsWing hairsMale courtshipTarget genesExpression profilingGFP signalNegative regulatorEnhancer elementsExpression signals