The genome-wide transcriptional regulatory landscape of ecdysone in the silkworm

Abstract Background The silkworm, Bombyx mori, a typical representative of metamorphic insects, is of great agricultural and economic importance. The steroid hormone ecdysone (20-hydroxyecdysone, 20E) is the central regulator of insect developmental transitions, and its nuclear receptors are crucial...

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Main Authors: Dong Cheng, Tingcai Cheng, Xi Yang, Quan Zhang, Jianfeng Fu, Tieshan Feng, Jiao Gong, Qingyou Xia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Epigenetics & Chromatin
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13072-018-0216-y