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ArticleeLife2026

Sex peptide targets distinct higher order processing neurons in the brain to induce the female post-mating response.

Mohanakarthik P Nallasivan, Deepanshu N D Singh, Mohammed Syahir R S Sahir, Matthias Soller

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Article in eLife, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Mating-dependent lifespan cost of sterol depletion in maleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  5. Venerose: a nuptial gift with implications.Journal of neurogenetics · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Mohanakarthik P NallasivanSchool of Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Deepanshu N D SinghDivision of Molecular and Cellular Function, School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3912-349X
Mohammed Syahir R S SahirSchool of Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Matthias SollerSchool of Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3844-0258

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/N021827/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/Y006364/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sex peptide (SP) transferred during mating induces female post-mating responses including refractoriness to re-mate and increased oviposition in

Indexed as

BrainDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsNeuronsPeptidesSexual Behavior, AnimalAnimalsFemaleIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMaleNerve Tissue ProteinsOvipositionReceptors, PeptideTranscription FactorsDrosophila Proteinsfru protein, DrosophilaIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsPeptidesReceptors, Peptidesex peptide receptor, DrosophilaSP protein, DrosophilaTranscription FactorsD. melanogasterdoublesexfruitlessneurosciencepickpocketpost-mating responsesex peptidesex peptide receptor

Identifiers

PMID41663085
PMCPMC12890249

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