Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Ou Q
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5333552 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ou Qiuxiang Q Zeng Jie J Yamanaka Naoki N Brakken-Thal Christina C O'Connor Michael B MB King-Jones Kirst K
Cell reports 20160616 1
Steroid hormones are ancient signaling molecules found in vertebrates and insects alike. Both taxa show intriguing parallels with respect to how steroids function and how their synthesis is regulated. As such, insects are excellent models for studying universal aspects of steroid physiology. Here, we present a comprehensive genomic and genetic analysis of the principal steroid hormone-producing organs in two popular insect models, Drosophila and Bombyx. We identified 173 genes with previously un ...[more]