Mengshi Sun
Southeast University
5 Papers
Mengshi Sun is an academic researcher from Southeast University. The author has contributed to research in topics: fruitless & Doublesex. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications.
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Papers
Genetic and neuronal mechanisms governing the sex-specific interaction between sleep and sexual behaviors in Drosophila.
Dandan Chen,Divya Sitaraman,Divya Sitaraman,Divya Sitaraman,Nan Chen,Xin Jin,Caihong Han,Jie Chen,Mengshi Sun,Bruce S. Baker,Michael N. Nitabach,Yufeng Pan,Yufeng Pan +12 more
TL;DR: It is shown that an increased need for sleep inhibits male sexual behavior by decreasing the activity of the male-specific P1 neurons that coexpress the sex determination genes fruM and dsx, but does not affect female sexual behavior.
Drosulfakinin signaling in fruitless circuitry antagonizes P1 neurons to regulate sexual arousal in Drosophila.
Shun-Fan Wu,Chao Guo,Huan Zhao,Mengshi Sun,Jie Chen,Caihong Han,Qionglin Peng,Huan-Huan Qiao,Ping Peng,Yan Liu,Shengzhan D. Luo,Yufeng Pan,Yufeng Pan +12 more
TL;DR: The authors identified inhibitory Drosulfakinin-expressing neurons that interact with P1 neurons in an experience-dependent manner, and oppositely regulate male sex drive.
The doublesex gene regulates dimorphic sexual and aggressive behaviors in Drosophila
Caihong Han,Qionglin Peng,Mengshi Sun,Xinyu Jiang,Xiangbin Su,Jiangtao Chen,Mingze Ma,Huan Zhu,Xiaoxiao Ji,Yufeng Pan +9 more
TL;DR: It is found that Dsx is not only required in central brain neurons for male and female sexual behaviors, but also functions in approximately eight pairs of male- specific neurons to promote male aggressiveness and approximately two pairs of female-specific neurons to inhibit female aggressiveness.
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A neural pathway underlying hunger modulation of sexual receptivity in Drosophila females.
Mengshi Sun,Mingze Ma,Bowen Deng,Na Li,Qionglin Peng,Yufeng Pan +5 more
TL;DR: The neural circuit and its neuromodulation underlying the hunger modulation of female receptivity is identified and it is found that adipokinetic hormone receptor (AkhR)-expressing neurons inhibit sexual receptivity in a starvation-dependent manner.
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Sex-specific and state-dependent neuromodulation regulates male and female locomotion and sexual behaviors
Xinyu Jiang,Mengshi Sun,Jie Chen,Yufeng Pan +3 more
TL;DR: It is found that males are less active than females if isolated, however, when sexually aroused through activating homologous but sexually dimorphic pC1 neurons, males exhibit higher activity levels than females.