A virus carries a gene encoding juvenile hormone acid methyltransferase, a key regulatory enzyme in insect metamorphosis
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-14059-8
Abstract: Microbial parasitism, infection, and symbiosis in animals often modulate host endocrine systems, resulting in alterations of phenotypic traits of the host that can have profound effects on the ecology and evolution of both the microorganisms… read more here.
Keywords: hormone; juvenile hormone; acid methyltransferase; hormone acid ... See more keywords
Functional Characterization of Allatostatin C (PISCF/AST) and Juvenile Hormone Acid O-Methyltransferase in Dendroctonus armandi
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DOI: 10.3390/ijms23052749
Abstract: Allatostatin C (PISCF/AST) is a neuropeptide gene that affects juvenile hormone (JH) synthesis in the corpora allata. Juvenile hormone acid O-methyltransferase (JHAMT) is a key gene in the JH biosynthetic pathway. In this study, two… read more here.
Keywords: hormone; juvenile hormone; piscf ast; acid methyltransferase ... See more keywords