Egfr signaling promotes juvenile hormone biosynthesis in the German cockroach

Abstract Background In insects, an interplay between the activities of distinct hormones, such as juvenile hormone (JH) and 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E), regulates the progression through numerous life history hallmarks. As a crucial endocrine factor, JH is mainly synthesized in the corpora allata (CA)...

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Main Authors: Zhaoxin Li, Caisheng Zhou, Yumei Chen, Wentao Ma, Yunlong Cheng, Jinxin Chen, Yu Bai, Wei Luo, Na Li, Erxia Du, Sheng Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-12-01
Series:BMC Biology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-022-01484-z