Characterization Eclosion Hormone Receptor function reveals differential hormonal control of ecdysis during <i>Drosophila</i> development.

ABSTRACT: Neuromodulators and peptide hormones play important roles in regulating animal behavior. A well-studied example is ecdysis, which is used by insects to shed their exoskeleton at the end of each molt. Ecdysis is initiated by Ecdysis Triggering Hormone (ETH) and Eclosion Hormone (EH), which interact via positive feedback to coordinate the sequence of behavioral and physiological changes that cause exoskeleton shedding. Whereas the cell types targeted by ETH are well characterized, those targeted by EH have remained largely unknown due to limited characterization of the EH receptor (EHR). A gene encoding an EHR has been described in the oriental fruit fly, B. dorsalis, and in the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria. However, little is known in these species about its expression

SUBMITTER: Silva V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12190907 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature