7-11-heptacosadiene has been researched along with 7-pentacosene* in 2 studies
1 review(s) available for 7-11-heptacosadiene and 7-pentacosene
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The pheromonal role of cuticular hydrocarbons in Drosophila melanogaster.
Pheromones play a crucial role in mate stimulation and discrimination. In the fruit fly Drosophila, the most abundant cuticular hydrocarbons act as sex pheromones during courtship behavior. There are several active molecules and they compose a sex- and species-specific pheromonal bouquet. Different species from the Drosophila melanogaster subgroup have adopted alternative systems of chemical mate recognition. Recent exploration of these interspecific variations, and of intraspecific variations, has led to the characterization of genes and to the mapping of structures that process the production and perception of chemical messages. Topics: Alkadienes; Alkenes; Animals; Brain; Drosophila; Drosophila melanogaster; Female; Hexanes; Hydrocarbons; Male; Pheromones; Sexual Behavior, Animal; Solvents; Species Specificity | 1997 |
1 other study(ies) available for 7-11-heptacosadiene and 7-pentacosene
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Control of female pheromones in Drosophila melanogaster by homeotic genes.
We have investigated the role of the Antennapedia and Bithorax complexes (ANT-C and BX-C) on the production of cuticular hydrocarbons in Drosophila melanogaster. In males, there is little, if any, influence of these complexes on the hydrocarbon pattern. In females, there are large and opposite effects of these complexes on diene production: two ANT-C mutations cause an increase in diene production and a reduction of monoenes, whereas most BX-C mutations result in a decrease in dienes and an increase in monoenes, although their sum remains constant. The effect is the highest in Mcp and iab6 females. It is suggested that a factor originating from the prothorax might activate the conversion of monoenes to dienes in females. The abdomen seems to have a crucial role in the production or control of pheromones: abdominal segments four to seven have the main effects, with a most dramatic effect for segments four and five. Topics: Alkadienes; Alkenes; Animals; Antennapedia Homeodomain Protein; Drosophila melanogaster; Drosophila Proteins; Female; Gene Deletion; Gene Duplication; Genes, Homeobox; Genes, Insect; Heterozygote; Homeodomain Proteins; Male; Nuclear Proteins; Pheromones; Sex Determination Processes; Transcription Factors | 2001 |