| Autor: |
Braquart, Christine, Bouhin, Hervé, Quennedey, Andreé, Delachambre, Jean |
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European Journal of Biochemistry; 9/1/96, Vol. 240 Issue 2, p336-341, 6p |
| Abstrakt: |
Pupal forewing epidermis of the Coleoptera, Tenebrio molitor, was used to develop an in vitro system to study the hormonal control of metamorphosis at the cellular and molecular levels. Exposure to 1 μM 20-hydroxyecdysone liar 48 h caused the formation of a typical adult cuticle. Under these conditions the expression of ACP-20, an adult-specific cuticular gene, was fivefold higher than in absence of exogenous hormone. This stimulation was also observed when a higher level of 20-hydroxyecdysone was maintained, and prevented by protein inhibitors, indicating that 20-hydroxyecdysone does not act directly on this gene. Exposure to 20-hydrexyecdysone followed by exposure in hormone-free medium caused the cessation of this stimulation, showing the requirement of the 20-hydroxyecdysone continuous presence for stimulating ACP-20 gone expression. Thus, unlike the other cuticular protein genes so far studied, its expression is not repressed by 20-hydroxyecdysone, and does not need the decline in ecdysteroids titer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
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