Skip to main content
. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Apr 28.
Published in final edited form as: Cell. 2022 Apr 5;185(9):1506–1520.e17. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.03.017

Figure 7. Model for BATT-mediated regulation of female development from male pheromone secretion.

Figure 7

In the absence of the female, gli1+ ciliated neurons protrude into the gynecophoral canal express little SmNRPS and BATT is not produced. When females are present, males sense the presence of the female, perhaps via gli1+ ciliated neurons, inducing the expression of SmNRPS and BATT synthesis. Synthesized BATT is then released and concentrations sufficient to induce female sexual development accumulate in the gynecophoral canal.