Vitellogenesis is pre-requisite to insect egg production and embryonic development after
oviposition. During insect vitellogenesis, the yolk protein precursor vitellogenin (Vg) is …

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 …

Lipid metabolism is fundamental to life. In insects, it is critical, during reproduction, flight,
starvation, and diapause. The coordination center for insect lipid metabolism is the fat body …

Highlights•bHLH-PAS proteins Met and Tai form a JH receptor that mediates JH function in
vivo.•The Met–Tai receptor complex is a JH-activated transcription factor.•JH activates Met …

Juvenile hormones (JHs) play a major role in controlling development and reproduction in
insects and other arthropods. Synthetic JH-mimicking compounds such as methoprene are …

Since it was first postulated by Wigglesworth in 1934, juvenile hormone (JH) is considered a
status quo hormone in insects because it prevents metamorphosis that is initiated by the …

Anautogenous mosquito females require a meal of vertebrate blood in order to initiate the
production of yolk protein precursors by the fat body. Yolk protein precursor gene expression …

Mosquitoes transmit devastating human diseases because they need vertebrate blood for
egg development. Metabolism in female mosquitoes is tightly coupled with blood meal …

Juvenile hormone (JH), a sesquiterpenoid produced by the insect corpus allatum gland
(CA), prevents metamorphosis in larvae and stimulates vitellogenesis in adult females …

Increasing insecticide resistance in malaria-transmitting vectors represents a public health
threat, but underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. Here, a data integration approach …