The pleiotropic allatoregulatory neuropeptides and their receptors: A mini-review

H Verlinden, M Gijbels, E Lismont, C Lenaerts… - Journal of Insect …, 2015 - Elsevier
Juvenile hormones (JH) are highly pleiotropic insect hormones essential for post-embryonic
development. The circulating JH titer in the hemolymph of insects is influenced by enzymatic …

Peptide hormones in the insect midgut

K Wu, S Li, J Wang, Y Ni, W Huang, Q Liu… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Insects produce many peptide hormones that play important roles in regulating growth,
development, immunity, homeostasis, stress, and other processes to maintain normal life. As …

Crosstalk between Nutrition, Insulin, Juvenile Hormone, and Ecdysteroid Signaling in the Classical Insect Model, Rhodnius prolixus

J Leyria, S Benrabaa, M Nouzova, FG Noriega… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The rigorous balance of endocrine signals that control insect reproductive physiology is
crucial for the success of egg production. Rhodnius prolixus, a blood-feeding insect and …

Transcriptomic characterization and curation of candidate neuropeptides regulating reproduction in the eyestalk ganglia of the Australian crayfish, Cherax …

TV Nguyen, SF Cummins, A Elizur, T Ventura - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Abstract The Australian redclaw crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus) has recently received
attention as an emerging candidate for sustainable aquaculture production in Australia and …

The moulting arthropod: a complete genetic toolkit review

G Campli, O Volovych, K Kim, WP Veldsman… - Biological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Exoskeletons are a defining character of all arthropods that provide physical support for their
segmented bodies and appendages as well as protection from the environment and …

The role of juvenile hormone in mosquito development and reproduction

J Zhu, FG Noriega - Advances in insect physiology, 2016 - Elsevier
Juvenile hormone (JH) is a key regulator of development and reproduction in mosquitoes.
JH delays metamorphosis until larvae have attained an appropriate stage and size. At that …

[HTML][HTML] Recovery from cold-induced reproductive dormancy is regulated by temperature-dependent AstC signaling

MR Meiselman, MH Alpert, X Cui, J Shea, I Gregg… - Current Biology, 2022 - cell.com
Animals have evolved a variety of behaviors to cope with adverse environmental conditions.
Similar to other insects, the fly, Drosophila melanogaster, responds to sustained cold by …

Discovering allatostatin type-C receptor specific agonists

K Kahveci, MB Düzgün, AE Atis, A Yılmaz… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Currently, there is no pesticide available for the selective control of the pine processionary
moth (Thaumetopoea pityocampa-specific), and conventional methods typically rely on …

Neuropeptide and microRNA regulators of juvenile hormone production

WG Bendena, JHL Hui, I Chin-Sang, SS Tobe - General and comparative …, 2020 - Elsevier
The sesquiterpenoid juvenile hormone (s)(JHs) of insects are the primary regulators of
growth, metamorphosis, and reproduction in most insect species. As a consequence, it is …

G protein-coupled receptors in arthropod vectors: omics and pharmacological approaches to elucidate ligand-receptor interactions and novel organismal functions

PV Pietrantonio, C Xiong, RJ Nachman… - Current opinion in insect …, 2018 - Elsevier
Highlights•Arthropod GPCRs are underexploited targets for pest management.•Omics
contributes to functional characterization of GPCR-ligand pairs.•Insect GPCR structural …