Insect Seminal Fluid Proteins: Identification and Function
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- 7 January 2011
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Annual Reviews in Annual Review of Entomology
- Vol. 56 (1) , 21-40
- https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-ento-120709-144823
Abstract
Seminal fluid proteins (SFPs) produced in reproductive tract tissues of male insects and transferred to females during mating induce numerous physiological and behavioral postmating changes in females. These changes include decreasing receptivity to remating; affecting sperm storage parameters; increasing egg production; and modulating sperm competition, feeding behaviors, and mating plug formation. In addition, SFPs also have antimicrobial functions and induce expression of antimicrobial peptides in at least some insects. Here, we review recent identification of insect SFPs and discuss the multiple roles these proteins play in the postmating processes of female insects.Keywords
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