Knockdown of <i>Ecdysone-Induced Protein 93F</i> Causes Abnormal Pupae and Adults in the Eggplant Lady Beetle

Ecdysone-induced protein 93F (E93) plays triple roles during post-embryonic development in insects whose juvenile instars are more than four. However, it only acts as a specifier of adult structures in <i>Drosophila</i> flies whose larval instars are fixed at three. In this study, we det...

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Main Authors: Jian-Jian Wu, Feng Chen, Rui Yang, Chen-Hui Shen, Long-Ji Ze, Lin Jin, Guo-Qing Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Series:Biology
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/11/11/1640