Structure and steroid isomerase activity of Drosophila glutathione transferase E14 essential for ecdysteroid biosynthesis
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DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.13718
Abstract: Ecdysteroids are critically important for the formation of the insect exoskeleton. Cholesterol is a precursor of ecdysone and its active form 20âhydroxyecdysone, but some steps in the ecdysteroid biosynthesis pathway remain unknown. An essential requirement… read more here.
Keywords: isomerase activity; biosynthesis; transferase; ecdysteroid biosynthesis ... See more keywords
FoxO mediates the timing of pupation through regulating ecdysteroid biosynthesis in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2017.05.012
Abstract: The steroid hormone 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E), the major developmental hormone in insects, controls all the developmental transitions including ecdysis and metamorphosis. In our study with last larval stages of the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum, dsRNA-mediated… read more here.
Keywords: red flour; foxo; pupation; ecdysteroid biosynthesis ... See more keywords