Regulation of ecdysone production in Drosophila by neuropeptides and peptide hormones

Steroid Hormone Entry into the Brain Requires a Membrane Transporter in Drosophila

(2020) Naoki Okamoto et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

The Corazonin-PTTH Neuronal Axis Controls Systemic Body Growth by Regulating Basal Ecdysteroid Biosynthesis in Drosophila melanogaster

(2020) Eisuke Imura et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

A New Role for Neuropeptide F Signaling in Controlling Developmental Timing and Body Size in Drosophilamelanogaster

(2020) Jade R. Kannangara et al.   GENETICS

Putting the squeeze on ERK signaling

(2019) Annalisa M. VanHook   Science Signaling

AstA Signaling Functions as an Evolutionary Conserved Mechanism Timing Juvenile to Adult Transition

(2019) Derya Deveci et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Prothoracicotropic hormone modulates environmental adaptive plasticity through the control of developmental timing

(2018) MaryJane Shimell et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Correction: Hormesis-like effect of mild larval crowding on thermotolerance in Drosophila flies (doi: 10.1242/jeb.169342)

(2018) Youn Henry et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Krüppel homolog 1 represses insect ecdysone biosynthesis by directly inhibiting the transcription of steroidogenic enzymes

(2018) Tianlei Zhang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Wing morphogenesis in Lepidoptera

(2018) H. Frederik Nijhout et al.   PROGRESS IN BIOPHYSICS & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Drosophila Insulin-Like Peptides DILP2 and DILP5 Differentially Stimulate Cell Signaling and Glycogen Phosphorylase to Regulate Longevity

(2018) Stephanie Post et al.   Frontiers in Endocrinology

The Drosophila CCR4-NOT complex is required for cholesterol homeostasis and steroid hormone synthesis

(2018) Jie Zeng et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Midgut-derived neuropeptide F controls germline stem cell proliferation in a mating-dependent manner

(2018) Tomotsune Ameku et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

A Membrane Transporter Is Required for Steroid Hormone Uptake in Drosophila

(2018) Naoki Okamoto et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Cooperative Control of Ecdysone Biosynthesis inDrosophilaby Transcription Factors Séance, Ouija Board, and Molting Defective

(2017) Outa Uryu et al.   GENETICS

Central and peripheral clocks are coupled by a neuropeptide pathway in Drosophila

(2017) Mareike Selcho et al.   Nature Communications

Nutrient-Dependent Endocycling in Steroidogenic Tissue Dictates Timing of Metamorphosis in Drosophila melanogaster

(2017) Yuya Ohhara et al.   PLoS Genetics

Cooperative Control of Ecdysone Biosynthesis inDrosophilaby Transcription Factors Séance, Ouija Board, and Molting Defective

(2017) Outa Uryu et al.   GENETICS

Deep sequencing of the prothoracic gland transcriptome reveals new players in insect ecdysteroidogenesis

(2017) Takayoshi Nakaoka et al.   PLoS One

The Circadian Clock Is a Key Driver of Steroid Hormone Production in Drosophila

(2016) Francesca Di Cara et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Growth Coordination During Drosophila melanogaster Imaginal Disc Regeneration Is Mediated by Signaling Through the Relaxin Receptor Lgr3 in the Prothoracic Gland

(2016) J. S. Jaszczak et al.   GENETICS

Identification and Characterization of the Corazonin Receptor and Possible Physiological Roles of the Corazonin-Signaling Pathway in Rhodnius prolixus

(2016) Zina Hamoudi et al.   Frontiers in Neuroscience

Vesicle-Mediated Steroid Hormone Secretion in Drosophila melanogaster

(2015) Naoki Yamanaka et al.   CELL

Drosophila Lgr3 Couples Organ Growth with Maturation and Ensures Developmental Stability

(2015) Julien Colombani et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

The ecdysteroidome of Drosophila: influence of diet and development

(2015) O. Lavrynenko et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Acetylations of Ftz-F1 and histone H4K5 are required for the fine-tuning of ecdysone biosynthesis during Drosophila metamorphosis

(2015) Barbara N. Borsos et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Nitric Oxide Synthase Regulates Growth Coordination During Drosophila melanogaster Imaginal Disc Regeneration

(2015) Jacob S. Jaszczak et al.   GENETICS

A brain circuit that synchronizes growth and maturation revealed through Dilp8 binding to Lgr3

(2015) Diana M. Vallejo et al.   SCIENCE

Dilp8 requires the neuronal relaxin receptor Lgr3 to couple growth to developmental timing

(2015) Andres Garelli et al.   Nature Communications

Ecdysone promotes growth of imaginal discs through the regulation of Thor in D. melanogaster

(2015) Leire Herboso et al.   Scientific Reports

Nitric Oxide Synthase Regulates Growth Coordination During Drosophila melanogaster Imaginal Disc Regeneration

(2015) Jacob S. Jaszczak et al.   GENETICS

Neural control of steroid hormone biosynthesis during development in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster

(2015) Yuko S. Niwa et al.   GENES & GENETIC SYSTEMS

Silencing D. melanogaster lgr1 impairs transition from larval to pupal stage

(2014) Hans Peter Vandersmissen et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

Pigment Dispersing Factor Regulates Ecdysone Biosynthesis via Bombyx Neuropeptide G Protein Coupled Receptor-B2 in the Prothoracic Glands of Bombyx mori

(2014) Masatoshi Iga et al.   PLoS One

Serotonergic neurons respond to nutrients and regulate the timing of steroid hormone biosynthesis in Drosophila

(2014) Yuko Shimada-Niwa et al.   Nature Communications

Transcriptional Control of Steroid Biosynthesis Genes in the Drosophila Prothoracic Gland by Ventral Veins Lacking and Knirps

(2014) E. Thomas Danielsen et al.   PLoS Genetics

Nutritional control of body size through FoxO-Ultraspiracle mediated ecdysone biosynthesis

(2014) Takashi Koyama et al.   eLife

Lgr proteins in epithelial stem cell biology

(2013) N. Barker et al.   DEVELOPMENT

The role of reduced oxygen in the developmental physiology of growth and metamorphosis initiation in Drosophila melanogaster

(2013) V. Callier et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Isolation and Functional Characterization of Calcitonin-Like Diuretic Hormone Receptors in Rhodnius prolixus

(2013) Meet Zandawala et al.   PLoS One

Temperature-size rule is mediated by thermal plasticity of critical size in Drosophila melanogaster

(2013) S. M. Ghosh et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Protection of Neuronal Diversity at the Expense of Neuronal Numbers during Nutrient Restriction in the Drosophila Visual System

(2013) Elodie Lanet et al.   Cell Reports

Ecdysone Control of Developmental Transitions: Lessons from Drosophila Research

(2012) Naoki Yamanaka et al.   Annual Review of Entomology

Identified peptidergic neurons in the Drosophila brain regulate insulin-producing cells, stress responses and metabolism by coexpressed short neuropeptide F and corazonin

(2012) Neval Kapan et al.   CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES

Simultaneous quantification of individual intermediate steroids in silkworm ecdysone biosynthesis by liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry with multiple reaction monitoring

(2012) Juri Hikiba et al.   JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY B-ANALYTICAL TECHNOLOGIES IN THE BIOMEDICAL AND LIFE SCIENCES

Imaginal Discs Secrete Insulin-Like Peptide 8 to Mediate Plasticity of Growth and Maturation

(2012) A. Garelli et al.   SCIENCE

Secreted Peptide Dilp8 Coordinates Drosophila Tissue Growth with Developmental Timing

(2012) J. Colombani et al.   SCIENCE

Neuroendocrine regulation of Drosophila metamorphosis requires TGF /Activin signaling

(2011) Y. Y. Gibbens et al.   DEVELOPMENT

The coordination of growth among Drosophila organs in response to localized growth-perturbation

(2011) Nathan F. Parker et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Insulin analogues differently activate insulin receptor isoforms and post-receptor signalling

(2010) L. Sciacca et al.   DIABETOLOGIA

Bombyx orcokinins are brain-gut peptides involved in the neuronal regulation of ecdysteroidogenesis

(2010) Naoki Yamanaka et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGY

Bombyx prothoracicostatic peptides activate the sex peptide receptor to regulate ecdysteroid biosynthesis

(2010) N. Yamanaka et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Molecular Evolution and Functional Characterization of Drosophila Insulin-Like Peptides

(2010) Sebastian Grönke et al.   PLoS Genetics

The Ecdysone receptor controls the post-critical weight switch to nutrition-independent differentiation in Drosophila wing imaginal discs

(2009) C. K. Mirth et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Studies on the black box: Incorporation of 3-oxo-7-dehydrocholesterol into ecdysteroids by Drosophila melanogaster and Manduca sexta

(2009) James T. Warren et al.   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Increased Insulin/Insulin Growth Factor Signaling Advances the Onset of Metamorphosis in Drosophila

(2009) Magdalena A. Walkiewicz et al.   PLoS One

The Insect Neuropeptide PTTH Activates Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Torso to Initiate Metamorphosis

(2009) K. F. Rewitz et al.   SCIENCE

Impact of steroid hormone signals on Drosophila cell cycle during development

(2009) Nicola Cranna et al.   Cell Division

Imaginal discs regulate developmental timing in Drosophila melanogaster

(2008) Bradley C. Stieper et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY