Ecdysone receptors and their biological actions

LM Riddiford, P Cherbas, JW Truman - 2000 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the ecdysone receptors and their biological
actions. It also summarizes the insect endocrinology and the roles of these steroids in the …

Insights into the molecular basis of the hormonal control of molting and metamorphosis from Manduca sexta and Drosophila melanogaster

LM Riddiford, K Hiruma, X Zhou, CA Nelson - Insect biochemistry and …, 2003 - Elsevier
This short review summarizes our current knowledge about the role of transcription factors
regulated by ecdysteroids and juvenile hormone (JH) in larval molting and metamorphosis …

Heterodimer of two bHLH-PAS proteins mediates juvenile hormone-induced gene expression

M Li, EA Mead, J Zhu - … of the National Academy of Sciences, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
Juvenile hormone (JH) plays crucial roles in many aspects of insect life. The Methoprene-
tolerant (Met) gene product, a member of the bHLH-PAS family of transcriptional regulators …

[HTML][HTML] Krüppel homolog 1, an early juvenile hormone-response gene downstream of Methoprene-tolerant, mediates its anti-metamorphic action in the red flour …

C Minakuchi, T Namiki, T Shinoda - Developmental biology, 2009 - Elsevier
Juvenile hormone (JH) prevents ecdysone-induced metamorphosis in insects. However, our
knowledge of the molecular mechanisms of JH action is still fragmented. Krüppel homolog 1 …

Insect juvenile hormone: from" status quo" to high society

K Hartfelder - Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2000 - SciELO Brasil
Juvenile hormone (JH) exerts pleiotropic functions during insect life cycles. The regulation of
JH biosynthesis by neuropeptides and biogenic amines, as well as the transport of JH by …

Arthropod nuclear receptors and their role in molting

Y Nakagawa, VC Henrich - The FEBS journal, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The molting process in arthropods is regulated by steroid hormones acting via nuclear
receptor proteins. The most common molting hormone is the ecdysteroid, 20 …

The genomic response to 20-hydroxyecdysone at the onset of Drosophila metamorphosis

RB Beckstead, G Lam, CS Thummel - Genome biology, 2005 - Springer
Background The steroid hormone 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E) triggers the major
developmental transitions in Drosophila, including molting and metamorphosis, and …

Ecdysone steroid hormone remote controls intestinal stem cell fate decisions via the PPARγ-homolog Eip75B in Drosophila

L Zipper, D Jassmann, S Burgmer, B Görlich, T Reiff - elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
Developmental studies revealed fundamental principles on how organ size and function is
achieved, but less is known about organ adaptation to new physiological demands. In fruit …

Juvenile hormone prevents ecdysteroid-induced expression of broad complex RNAs in the epidermis of the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta

B Zhou, K Hiruma, T Shinoda, LM Riddiford - Developmental biology, 1998 - Elsevier
A cDNA homolog of theDrosophila melanogaster Broad Complex (BRC) gene was isolated
from the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta, which shows a predicted 88% amino acid …

Temporal Profiles of Nuclear Receptor Gene Expression Reveal Coordinate Transcriptional Responses during Drosophila Development

AA Sullivan, CS Thummel - Molecular Endocrinology, 2003 - academic.oup.com
The recent completion of the Drosophila genome sequence revealed 21 members of the
nuclear receptor superfamily. Many of these genes are transcriptionally regulated by the …