Regulatory Pathways Controlling Female Insect Reproduction
University of California, Riverside · Chinese Academy of Sciences · +1 more institution
Abstract
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 hormones and ecdysteroids and by the nutritional signaling pathway regulated by neuropeptides. Juvenile hormones act as gonadotropins, regulating vitellogenesis in most insects, but ecdysteroids control this process in Diptera and some Hymenoptera and Lepidoptera. The complex crosstalk between the juvenile hormones, ecdysteroids, and nutritional signaling pathways differs distinctly depending on the reproductive strategies adopted by various insects. Molecular studies within the past decade have revealed much about the relationships…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 12.19
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 211
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4Topics & keywords
- Juvenile hormone
- Biology
- Vitellogenesis
- Vitellogenin
- Insect
- Ecdysone
- Crosstalk
- Reproduction
- Zero hunger