Transcriptional Profiles of Mating-Responsive Genes from Testes and Male Accessory Glands of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly, Ceratitis capitata

• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0046812
• Publication Date: 2012-10-11T21:08:16Z
• Authors: Francesca Scolari; Ludvik M. Gomulski; José M. C. Ribeiro; Paolo Siciliano; Alice Meraldi; Marco Falchetto; Angelica Bonomi; Mosè Manni; Paolo Gabrieli; Alberto Malovini; Riccardo Bellazzi; Serap Aksoy; Giuliano Gasperi; Anna R. Malacrida
• Keywords: Ceratitis capitata

Insect seminal fluid is a complex mixture of proteins, carbohydrates and lipids, produced in the male reproductive tract. This transferred together with spermatozoa during mating induces post-mating changes female. Molecular characterization proteins Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata, limited, although studies suggest that some these are biologically active.