Ecdysone control of developmental transitions: lessons from Drosophila research.
The steroid hormone ecdysone is the central regulator of insect developmental transitions. Recent new advances in our understanding of ecdysone action have relied heavily on the application of Drosophila melanogaster molecular genetic tools to study insect metamorphosis. In this review, we focus on three major aspects of Drosophila ecdysone biology: (a) factors that regulate the timing of ecdysone release, (b) molecular basis of stage- and tissue-specific responses to ecdysone, and (c) feedback regulation and coordination of ecdysone signaling.
Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA. yamanaka_naoki@hotmail.com
Naoki
N
Yamanaka
Kim F
KF
Rewitz
Michael B
MB
O'Connor
D000818:Animals; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D004440:Ecdysone / Q000378:metabolism*; D008675:Metamorphosis, Biological; D015398:Signal Transduction
D004440:Ecdysone