Extended Data Fig. 3: Functional characterization of vpoDNs.
From: Neural circuit mechanisms of sexual receptivity in Drosophila females
a, b, Percentage of pairs copulating (a) and frequency of VPO (b) during 10 min of courtship between a virgin female of the indicated genotype and a wild-type male. c, Percentage of time wild-type males chased or extended their wings towards the virgin female during a 10-min observation period. d, Snapshots of female VPO induced upon photoactivation of vpoDNs (Supplementary Videos 2, 3). e, Percentage of isolated virgins performing VPO upon photoactivation of vpoDNs (5 s, 635 nm, 57 μW mm−2). Each female was tested three times as follows: first, while intact, then with the cuticle over the posterior part of ventral nerve cord removed to expose the abdominal ganglion (sham), and finally, after the abdominal nerve trunk was severed (cut). Data in b and c shown as scatter plots with mean ± s.e.m. P values in italics, two-sided Fisher’s exact test in a, two-sided Wilcoxon test in b and c. See Supplementary Table 3 for details of statistical analyses.
