Regulatory pathways controlling female insect reproduction

S Roy, TT Saha, Z Zou… - Annual review of …, 2018 - annualreviews.org
The synthesis of vitellogenin and its uptake by maturing oocytes during egg maturation are
essential for successful female reproduction. These events are regulated by the juvenile …

The mevalonate pathway and the synthesis of juvenile hormone in insects

X Bellés, D Martín, MD Piulachs - Annu. Rev. Entomol., 2005 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract The mevalonate pathway in insects has two important peculiarities, the absence of
the sterol branch and the synthesis of juvenile hormone (JH), that may have influenced the …

Life history and development‐a framework for understanding developmental plasticity in lower termites

J Korb, K Hartfelder - Biological Reviews, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Termites (Isoptera) are the phylogenetically oldest social insects, but in scientific research
they have always stood in the shadow of the social Hymenoptera. Both groups of social …

Insulin/IGF signaling and TORC1 promote vitellogenesis via inducing juvenile hormone biosynthesis in the American cockroach

S Zhu, F Liu, H Zeng, N Li, C Ren, Y Su… - …, 2020 - journals.biologists.com
Vitellogenesis, including vitellogenin (Vg) production in the fat body and Vg uptake by
maturing oocytes, is of great importance for the successful reproduction of adult females …

Sulfoxaflor adversely influences the biological characteristics of Coccinella septempunctata by suppressing vitellogenin expression and predation activity

L Wang, Y Zhai, J Zhu, Q Wang, X Ji, W Wang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sulfoxaflor is a widely used sulfoximine insecticide that has been regarded as an important
alternative insecticide for IPM strategies, but a comprehensive study of its potential …

MicroRNA-dependent metamorphosis in hemimetabolan insects

E Gomez-Orte, X Belles - Proceedings of the National …, 2009 - National Acad Sciences
How does a juvenile insect transform into an adult? This question, which sums up the
wonder of insect metamorphosis, has fascinated mankind since ancient times. Modern …

[HTML][HTML] Functions of the ecdysone receptor isoform-A in the hemimetabolous insect Blattella germanica revealed by systemic RNAi in vivo

J Cruz, D Mané-Padrós, X Bellés, D Martín - Developmental biology, 2006 - Elsevier
The molecular basis of ecdysteroid function during development has been analyzed in detail
in holometabolous insects, especially in Drosophila melanogaster, but rarely in …

RNAi studies reveal a conserved role for RXR in molting in the cockroach Blattella germanica

D Martín, O Maestro, J Cruz, D Mane-Padros… - Journal of Insect …, 2006 - Elsevier
Ecdysteroids play a major role during developmental growth in insects. The more active form
of these hormones, 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E), acts upon binding to its heterodimeric …

Juvenile hormone activates the transcription of cell-division-cycle 6 (Cdc6) for polyploidy-dependent insect vitellogenesis and oogenesis

Z Wu, W Guo, Y Xie, S Zhou - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2016 - ASBMB
Although juvenile hormone (JH) is known to prevent insect larval metamorphosis and
stimulate adult reproduction, the molecular mechanisms of JH action in insect reproduction …

Juvenile hormone regulates the shift from migrants to residents in adult oriental armyworm, Mythimna separata

L Zhang, L Cheng, JW Chapman, TW Sappington… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
In migratory insects, increasing evidence has demonstrated juvenile hormone (JH) is
involved in regulating adult reproduction and flight. Our previous study demonstrated that …