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SUBMITTER: Moulos P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5004587 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Moulos Panagiotis P Samiotaki Martina M Panayotou George G Dedos Skarlatos G SG
Scientific data 20160830
The cells of prothoracic glands (PG) are the main site of synthesis and secretion of ecdysteroids, the biochemical products of cholesterol conversion to steroids that shape the morphogenic development of insects. Despite the availability of genome sequences from several insect species and the extensive knowledge of certain signalling pathways that underpin ecdysteroidogenesis, the spectrum of signalling molecules and ecdysteroidogenic cascades is still not fully comprehensive. To fill this gap a ...[more]