Involved in male courtship behavior and positive regulation of oogenesis. Is expressed in several structures, including accessory medulla; adult brain; adult ventral nerve cord cell body rind; extraembryonic structure; and gut section.
FB Description
Orcokinin (Orcokinin) encodes a neuropeptide whose knockdown causes a disinhibition of male courtship behavior, including the occurrence of male to male courtship, and a reduction in egg production.