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Table 1 SFP genes selected to test their knockdown effect on male fertility, female refractoriness and sperm competitiveness

From: Seminal fluid gene expression and reproductive fitness in Drosophila melanogaster

Gene name

Phenotypes from gene perturbation assays*

Genotype–phenotype associations

Selection regime

References

Acp29AB+

(CG17797)

P1, sperm storage

P1

Relaxed/Positive

Clark et al. [61], Wong et al. [72]

Acp33A

(CG6555)

 

P1, P2

Relaxed

Fiumera et al. [63], Reinhart et al. [78]

Acp53Ea

(CG8622)

 

P1

Relaxed

Clark et al. [61]

Acp76A

(CG3801)

 

P1, P2

Constrained

Clark et al. [61], Fiumera et al. [60]

antr

(CG30488)

SP activity, sperm storage, remating, fecundity

 

Positive

Findlay et al. [64], Singh et al. [65]

aqrs

(CG14061)

SP activity, sperm storage, remating, fecundity

 

Constrained

Findlay et al. [64], Singh et al. [65]

CG11598

Mediating the activity of AG main cells

 

Constrained

Hopkins et al. [69]

CG17242

 

Correlated expression with CG9997 + 

Relaxed/Positive

Ayroles et al. [70]

CG34002

 

Correlated expression with CG9997+

Relaxed

Ayroles et al. [70]

CG9168

 

DA in response to density

Constrained

Hopkins et al. [71]

msopa

(CG14560)

 

Remating, P1, fecundity

Fiumera et al. [60], Zhang et al. [62], Reinhart et al. [78]

QSox4

(CG31413)

 

Correlated expression with CG9997+

Constrained

Ayroles et al. [70]

Semp1

(CG11864)

Normal processing of genes Acp26A+ and Acp36DE+

 

Relaxed

Ravi Ram et al. [79], LaFlamme et al. [66]

Sems

(CG10586)

Sperm storage and release, fecundity

 

Relaxed

LaFlamme et al. [66]

Sfp38D

(CG42606)

 

DA in response to density

Relaxed

Hopkins et al. [71]

Spn28F

(CG8137)

 

Remating, P1

Positive

Fiumera et al. [63], Zhang et al. [62]

Spn77Bc

(CG6289)

Spermatid individualization

 

Relaxed

Kondo et al. [67]

Spn38F

(CG9334)

 

Immune function in females

Relaxed

Mueller et al. [68]

intr

(CG12558)

SP activity, sperm storage, remating, fecundity

 

Constrained

Findlay et al. [64], Singh et al. [65]

CG6168

 

Immune function in females, remating, P2

Relaxed/Constrained

Mueller et al. [68], Fiumera et al. [60], Zhan g et al. [62]

  1. AG accessory glands, SP sex peptide, DA differential abundance
  2. +Genes known to affect P1 and/or P2 (reviewed in Civetta and Ranz [18])
  3. *All phenotypes, except for Acp29AB, tested in non-competitive assays