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  1. Article ; Online: Ovipositor Extrusion Promotes the Transition from Courtship to Copulation and Signals Female Acceptance in Drosophila melanogaster.

    Mezzera, Cecilia / Brotas, Margarida / Gaspar, Miguel / Pavlou, Hania J / Goodwin, Stephen F / Vasconcelos, Maria Luísa

    Current biology : CB

    2023  Volume 33, Issue 22, Page(s) 5034

    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-21
    Publishing country England
    Document type Published Erratum
    ZDB-ID 1071731-6
    ISSN 1879-0445 ; 0960-9822
    ISSN (online) 1879-0445
    ISSN 0960-9822
    DOI 10.1016/j.cub.2023.10.046
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  2. Article ; Online: A circuit logic for sexually shared and dimorphic aggressive behaviors in Drosophila.

    Chiu, Hui / Hoopfer, Eric D / Coughlan, Maeve L / Pavlou, Hania J / Goodwin, Stephen F / Anderson, David J

    Cell

    2021  Volume 184, Issue 3, Page(s) 847

    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-02-05
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Published Erratum
    ZDB-ID 187009-9
    ISSN 1097-4172 ; 0092-8674
    ISSN (online) 1097-4172
    ISSN 0092-8674
    DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2021.01.021
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  3. Article ; Online: Ovipositor Extrusion Promotes the Transition from Courtship to Copulation and Signals Female Acceptance in Drosophila melanogaster.

    Mezzera, Cecilia / Brotas, Margarida / Gaspar, Miguel / Pavlou, Hania J / Goodwin, Stephen F / Vasconcelos, Maria Luísa

    Current biology : CB

    2020  Volume 30, Issue 19, Page(s) 3736–3748.e5

    Abstract: Communication between male and female fruit flies during courtship is essential for successful mating, but, as with many other species, it is the female who decides whether to mate. Here, we show a novel role for ovipositor extrusion in promoting male ... ...

    Abstract Communication between male and female fruit flies during courtship is essential for successful mating, but, as with many other species, it is the female who decides whether to mate. Here, we show a novel role for ovipositor extrusion in promoting male copulation attempts in virgin and mated females and signaling acceptance in virgins. We first show that ovipositor extrusion is only displayed by sexually mature females, exclusively during courtship and in response to the male song. We identified a pair of descending neurons that controls ovipositor extrusion in mated females. Genetic silencing of the descending neurons shows that ovipositor extrusion stimulates the male to attempt copulation. A detailed behavioral analysis revealed that during courtship, the male repeatedly licks the female genitalia, independently of ovipositor extrusion, and that licking an extruded ovipositor prompts a copulation attempt. However, if the ovipositor is not subsequently retracted, copulation is prevented, as it happens with mated females. In this study, we reveal a dual function of the ovipositor: while its extrusion is necessary for initiating copulation by the male, its retraction signals female acceptance. We thus uncover the significance of the communication between male and female that initiates the transition from courtship to copulation.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Copulation/physiology ; Courtship ; Drosophila melanogaster/anatomy & histology ; Female ; Genitalia, Female/physiology ; Male ; Oviposition/physiology ; Sexual Behavior, Animal/physiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-08-13
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1071731-6
    ISSN 1879-0445 ; 0960-9822
    ISSN (online) 1879-0445
    ISSN 0960-9822
    DOI 10.1016/j.cub.2020.06.071
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  4. Article ; Online: A circuit logic for sexually shared and dimorphic aggressive behaviors in Drosophila.

    Chiu, Hui / Hoopfer, Eric D / Coughlan, Maeve L / Pavlou, Hania J / Goodwin, Stephen F / Anderson, David J

    Cell

    2020  Volume 184, Issue 2, Page(s) 507–520.e16

    Abstract: Aggression involves both sexually monomorphic and dimorphic actions. How the brain implements these two types of actions is poorly understood. We have identified three cell types that regulate aggression in Drosophila: one type is sexually shared, and ... ...

    Abstract Aggression involves both sexually monomorphic and dimorphic actions. How the brain implements these two types of actions is poorly understood. We have identified three cell types that regulate aggression in Drosophila: one type is sexually shared, and the other two are sex specific. Shared common aggression-promoting (CAP) neurons mediate aggressive approach in both sexes, whereas functionally downstream dimorphic but homologous cell types, called male-specific aggression-promoting (MAP) neurons in males and fpC1 in females, control dimorphic attack. These symmetric circuits underlie the divergence of male and female aggressive behaviors, from their monomorphic appetitive/motivational to their dimorphic consummatory phases. The strength of the monomorphic → dimorphic functional connection is increased by social isolation in both sexes, suggesting that it may be a locus for isolation-dependent enhancement of aggression. Together, these findings reveal a circuit logic for the neural control of behaviors that include both sexually monomorphic and dimorphic actions, which may generalize to other organisms.
    MeSH term(s) Aggression/physiology ; Animals ; Drosophila melanogaster/physiology ; Female ; Logic ; Male ; Nerve Net/physiology ; Neurons/physiology ; Sex Characteristics ; Sexual Behavior, Animal/physiology ; Social Isolation ; Tachykinins/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Tachykinins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-12-30
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 187009-9
    ISSN 1097-4172 ; 0092-8674
    ISSN (online) 1097-4172
    ISSN 0092-8674
    DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2020.11.048
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  5. Article ; Online: Courtship behavior in Drosophila melanogaster: towards a 'courtship connectome'.

    Pavlou, Hania J / Goodwin, Stephen F

    Current opinion in neurobiology

    2012  Volume 23, Issue 1, Page(s) 76–83

    Abstract: The construction of a comprehensive structural, and importantly functional map of the network of elements and connections forming the brain represents the Holy Grail for research groups working in disparate disciplines. Although technical limitations ... ...

    Abstract The construction of a comprehensive structural, and importantly functional map of the network of elements and connections forming the brain represents the Holy Grail for research groups working in disparate disciplines. Although technical limitations have restricted the mapping of human and mouse 'connectomes' to the level of brain regions, a finer degree of functional resolution is attainable in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, due to the armamentarium of genetic tools available for this model organism. Currently, one of the most amenable approaches employed by Drosophila neurobiologists involves mapping neuronal circuitry underlying complex innate behaviors - courtship being a classic paradigm. We discuss recent studies aimed at identifying the cellular components of courtship neural circuits, mapping function in these circuits and defining causal relationships between neural activity and behavior.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Brain/physiology ; Connectome ; Courtship ; Drosophila Proteins/metabolism ; Drosophila melanogaster/physiology ; Female ; Male ; Sexual Behavior, Animal/physiology
    Chemical Substances Drosophila Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2012-09-28
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1078046-4
    ISSN 1873-6882 ; 0959-4388
    ISSN (online) 1873-6882
    ISSN 0959-4388
    DOI 10.1016/j.conb.2012.09.002
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  6. Article ; Online: Aggression: tachykinin is all the rage.

    Pavlou, Hania J / Neville, Megan C / Goodwin, Stephen F

    Current biology : CB

    2014  Volume 24, Issue 6, Page(s) R243–4

    Abstract: Animals are constantly receiving information about their environment that must be filtered to ensure that they respond in the appropriate manner. New data have revealed how neurons in male Drosophila promote a heightened state of aggression in response ... ...

    Abstract Animals are constantly receiving information about their environment that must be filtered to ensure that they respond in the appropriate manner. New data have revealed how neurons in male Drosophila promote a heightened state of aggression in response to a rival male.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Drosophila melanogaster/physiology ; Female ; Male ; Neurons/metabolism ; Tachykinins/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Tachykinins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-03-17
    Publishing country England
    Document type Comment ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1071731-6
    ISSN 1879-0445 ; 0960-9822
    ISSN (online) 1879-0445
    ISSN 0960-9822
    DOI 10.1016/j.cub.2014.02.017
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  7. Article ; Online: Interactions between the sexual identity of the nervous system and the social environment mediate lifespan in

    Flintham, Ewan O / Yoshida, Tomoyo / Smith, Sophie / Pavlou, Hania J / Goodwin, Stephen F / Carazo, Pau / Wigby, Stuart

    Proceedings. Biological sciences

    2018  Volume 285, Issue 1892

    Abstract: Sex differences in lifespan are ubiquitous, but the underlying causal factors remain poorly understood. Inter- and intrasexual social interactions are well known to influence lifespan in many taxa, but it has proved challenging to separate the role of ... ...

    Abstract Sex differences in lifespan are ubiquitous, but the underlying causal factors remain poorly understood. Inter- and intrasexual social interactions are well known to influence lifespan in many taxa, but it has proved challenging to separate the role of sex-specific behaviours from wider physiological differences between the sexes. To address this problem, we genetically manipulated the sexual identity of the nervous system-and hence sexual behaviour-in
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Drosophila melanogaster/physiology ; Longevity/physiology ; Nervous System Physiological Phenomena ; Sex Characteristics ; Sex Factors ; Sexual Behavior, Animal/physiology ; Social Behavior
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-11-28
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 209242-6
    ISSN 1471-2954 ; 0080-4649 ; 0962-8452 ; 0950-1193
    ISSN (online) 1471-2954
    ISSN 0080-4649 ; 0962-8452 ; 0950-1193
    DOI 10.1098/rspb.2018.1450
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  8. Article ; Online: Neural circuitry coordinating male copulation.

    Pavlou, Hania J / Lin, Andrew C / Neville, Megan C / Nojima, Tetsuya / Diao, Fengqiu / Chen, Brian E / White, Benjamin H / Goodwin, Stephen F

    eLife

    2016  Volume 5

    Abstract: Copulation is the goal of the courtship process, crucial to reproductive success and evolutionary fitness. Identifying the circuitry underlying copulation is a necessary step towards understanding universal principles of circuit operation, and how ... ...

    Abstract Copulation is the goal of the courtship process, crucial to reproductive success and evolutionary fitness. Identifying the circuitry underlying copulation is a necessary step towards understanding universal principles of circuit operation, and how circuit elements are recruited into the production of ordered action sequences. Here, we identify key sex-specific neurons that mediate copulation in
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Copulation ; Drosophila/physiology ; Interneurons/physiology ; Male ; Motor Neurons/physiology ; Neural Networks, Computer ; Neural Pathways ; Sensory Receptor Cells/physiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-11-15
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2687154-3
    ISSN 2050-084X ; 2050-084X
    ISSN (online) 2050-084X
    ISSN 2050-084X
    DOI 10.7554/eLife.20713
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  9. Article ; Online: Embryonic progenitor pools generate diversity in fine-scale excitatory cortical subnetworks.

    Ellender, Tommas J / Avery, Sophie V / Mahfooz, Kashif / Scaber, Jakub / von Klemperer, Alexander / Nixon, Sophie L / Buchan, Matthew J / van Rheede, Joram J / Gatti, Aleksandra / Waites, Cameron / Pavlou, Hania J / Sims, David / Newey, Sarah E / Akerman, Colin J

    Nature communications

    2019  Volume 10, Issue 1, Page(s) 5224

    Abstract: The mammalian neocortex is characterized by a variety of neuronal cell types and precise arrangements of synaptic connections, but the processes that generate this diversity are poorly understood. Here we examine how a pool of embryonic progenitor cells ... ...

    Abstract The mammalian neocortex is characterized by a variety of neuronal cell types and precise arrangements of synaptic connections, but the processes that generate this diversity are poorly understood. Here we examine how a pool of embryonic progenitor cells consisting of apical intermediate progenitors (aIPs) contribute to diversity within the upper layers of mouse cortex. In utero labeling combined with single-cell RNA-sequencing reveals that aIPs can generate transcriptionally defined glutamatergic cell types, when compared to neighboring neurons born from other embryonic progenitor pools. Whilst sharing layer-associated morphological and functional properties, simultaneous patch clamp recordings and optogenetic studies reveal that aIP-derived neurons exhibit systematic biases in both their intralaminar monosynaptic connectivity and the post-synaptic partners that they target within deeper layers of cortex. Multiple cortical progenitor pools therefore represent an important factor in establishing diversity amongst local and long-range fine-scale glutamatergic connectivity, which generates subnetworks for routing excitatory synaptic information.
    MeSH term(s) Action Potentials/physiology ; Animals ; Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials/physiology ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Neocortex/cytology ; Neocortex/embryology ; Neocortex/physiology ; Nerve Net/cytology ; Nerve Net/physiology ; Neurons/physiology ; Optogenetics ; Patch-Clamp Techniques ; Synapses/physiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-11-19
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2553671-0
    ISSN 2041-1723 ; 2041-1723
    ISSN (online) 2041-1723
    ISSN 2041-1723
    DOI 10.1038/s41467-019-13206-1
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  10. Article ; Online: Activation of Latent Courtship Circuitry in the Brain of Drosophila Females Induces Male-like Behaviors.

    Rezával, Carolina / Pattnaik, Siddharth / Pavlou, Hania J / Nojima, Tetsuya / Brüggemeier, Birgit / D'Souza, Luis A D / Dweck, Hany K M / Goodwin, Stephen F

    Current biology : CB

    2016  Volume 26, Issue 18, Page(s) 2508–2515

    Abstract: Courtship in Drosophila melanogaster offers a powerful experimental paradigm for the study of innate sexually dimorphic behaviors [1, 2]. Fruit fly males exhibit an elaborate courtship display toward a potential mate [1, 2]. Females never actively court ... ...

    Abstract Courtship in Drosophila melanogaster offers a powerful experimental paradigm for the study of innate sexually dimorphic behaviors [1, 2]. Fruit fly males exhibit an elaborate courtship display toward a potential mate [1, 2]. Females never actively court males, but their response to the male's display determines whether mating will actually occur. Sex-specific behaviors are hardwired into the nervous system via the actions of the sex determination genes doublesex (dsx) and fruitless (fru) [1]. Activation of male-specific dsx/fru(+) P1 neurons in the brain initiates the male's courtship display [3, 4], suggesting that neurons unique to males trigger this sex-specific behavior. In females, dsx(+) neurons play a pivotal role in sexual receptivity and post-mating behaviors [1, 2, 5-9]. Yet it is still unclear how dsx(+) neurons and dimorphisms in these circuits give rise to the different behaviors displayed by males and females. Here, we manipulated the function of dsx(+) neurons in the female brain to investigate higher-order neurons that drive female behaviors. Surprisingly, we found that activation of female dsx(+) neurons in the brain induces females to behave like males by promoting male-typical courtship behaviors. Activated females display courtship toward conspecific males or females, as well other Drosophila species. We uncovered specific dsx(+) neurons critical for driving male courtship and identified pheromones that trigger such behaviors in activated females. While male courtship behavior was thought to arise from male-specific central neurons, our study shows that the female brain is equipped with latent courtship circuitry capable of inducing this male-specific behavioral program.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-09-26
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1071731-6
    ISSN 1879-0445 ; 0960-9822
    ISSN (online) 1879-0445
    ISSN 0960-9822
    DOI 10.1016/j.cub.2016.07.021
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