Inventors:
Lisa C. Ryner - Woodside CA
Bruce S. Baker - Stanford CA
Steven A. Wasserman - Dallas TX
Diego H. Castrillon - Dallas TX
Assignee:
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University - Stanford CA
International Classification:
C12Q 168, C12N 1585, C12N 510, C12N 1512
Abstract:
Methods and compositions effective to alter the sexual or reproductive behavior of an insect are disclosed. The compositions include polynucleotides and polypeptides corresponding to the fru gene in Drosophila and its homologs in other species. Methods of identifying a compound effective to alter the reproductive behavior of an insect are also disclosed.