Methyl farnesoate plays a dual role in regulating Drosophila metamorphosis.

Methyl farnesoate plays a dual role in regulating Drosophila metamorphosis.

Corpus allatum (CA) ablation results in juvenile hormone (JH) deficiency and pupal lethality in Drosophila. The fly CA produces and releases three sesquiterpenoid hormones: JH III bisepoxide (JHB3), JH III, and methyl farnesoate (MF). In the whole body extracts, MF is the most abundant sesquiterpeno...

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Main Authors: Di Wen, Crisalejandra Rivera-Perez, Mohamed Abdou, Qiangqiang Jia, Qianyu He, Xi Liu, Ola Zyaan, Jingjing Xu, William G Bendena, Stephen S Tobe, Fernando G Noriega, Subba R Palli, Jian Wang, Sheng Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-03-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4361637?pdf=render

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