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ArticleGenes to cells : devoted to molecular & cellular mechanisms2025

Polished Rice Regulates Maturation but Not Survival of Secondary Cells in Drosophila Male Accessory Gland.

Shinichi Otsune, Mirai Matsuka, Chisato Shirakashi, Xuanshuo Zhang, Hideki Nakagoshi

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Article in Genes to cells : devoted to molecular & cellular mechanisms, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Shinichi OtsuneGraduate School of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.
Mirai MatsukaGraduate School of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.
Chisato ShirakashiGraduate School of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.
Xuanshuo ZhangGraduate School of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.
Hideki NakagoshiGraduate School of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0850-1814

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Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 22K0633404
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Abstract

In Drosophila males, the accessory gland is responsive to nutrient signal-dependent regulation of fertility/fecundity. The accessory gland is composed of two types of binucleated epithelial cells, about 1000 main cells and 60 secondary cells (SCs). The transcription factors Defective proventriculus (Dve), Abdominal-B, and Ecdysone receptors (EcRs) are strongly expressed in adult SCs. In response to nutrient conditions during development, coordinated action between Dve and ecdysone signaling determines the optimal number of SCs and regulates their maturation. A downstream effector of ecdysone signaling, Ftz-F1, is crucial in this process. Another downstream effector, Polished rice (Pri), is small peptides of 11 or 32 amino acids. Here we show that pri is required for maturation of SCs and for male fecundity, whereas it is not involved in determination of the number of SCs. We provide evidence that Pri acts downstream of Ftz-F1 to regulate maturation but not survival of SCs.

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Drosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsOryzaAnimalsCell SurvivalFertilityMaleReceptors, SteroidSignal TransductionTranscription FactorsDrosophila ProteinsReceptors, SteroidTranscription FactorsDrosophilaecdysonefecundityfertilitynutritionsteroid

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