2011
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2010.12.011
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Proteins within the seminal fluid are crucial to keep sperm viable in the honeybee Apis mellifera

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“…For example, the molecular evolution of SEMG2, one of the SVS2 homologs, directly affects the biochemical dynamics of semen coagulation, suppressing fertilization success by copulation with rival males in primates (32). Furthermore, the phenomenon of sperm survival with the aid of the seminal plasma is often found in the animal kingdom, for example in pigs (33) and honey bees (34). Our results provide direct evidence for a molecular mechanism underlying sperm survival whereby the seminal plasma in the uterus protects the sperm.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…For example, the molecular evolution of SEMG2, one of the SVS2 homologs, directly affects the biochemical dynamics of semen coagulation, suppressing fertilization success by copulation with rival males in primates (32). Furthermore, the phenomenon of sperm survival with the aid of the seminal plasma is often found in the animal kingdom, for example in pigs (33) and honey bees (34). Our results provide direct evidence for a molecular mechanism underlying sperm survival whereby the seminal plasma in the uterus protects the sperm.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…For example, in cows, the bovine seminal plasma family of proteins coat sperm and enable them to bind oviductal epithelium, leading to the formation of the oviductal reservoir and extending sperms' motile life (12). In the honey bee, Apis mellifera, and the leaf-cutter ant, Atta colombica, seminal secretions from the male accessory glands promote sperm viability in storage (13,14). In Drosophila melanogaster, genetic and transgenesis tools have allowed for the dissection of the roles of SFPs in general, and of individual SFPs, in sperm storage events.…”
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“…Continuing promiscuity implies that non-eusocial insects are unlikely to ever reach these forms of reproductive cooperation, but the competitive phases of sperm competition are likely to be comparable. It is reasonable, therefore, to hypothesize that ejaculate competition is mediated by proteins as has been found in non-social insect such as fruit flies (Chapman et al, 2000;Wigby et al, 2009;Fedorka et al, 2011) and that these proteins reside in the seminal fluid (den Boer et al, 2009b;King et al, 2011;Zareie et al, 2013).…”
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confidence: 99%