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A fat gene for male manners
News from The Scientist 2002, 3(1):20021118-02
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Takeout, is a Drosophila protein related to a superfamily of factors that bind small lipophilic molecules. It provides a molecular link between circadian rhythms and feeding behavior, but its role in fruit fly sexual behavior has been unclear. In November 15 Genes & Development, Brigitte Dauwalder and colleagues at the University of Texas, Houston, Texas USA, show that the Drosophila takeout gene is regulated by the somatic sex-determination pathway and affects male courtship behavior (Genes & Development, 16:2879-2892, November 15, 2002).
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