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ecdysone biosynthetic process

Known as: ecdysone anabolism, ecdysone biosynthesis, ecdysone formation 
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of ecdysone, (22R)-2-beta,3-beta,14,22,25-pentahydroxycholest-7-en-6-one, an… (More)
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1969-2017
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2014
2014
Nutritional control of body size through FoxO-Ultraspiracle mediated ecdysone biosynthesis
Despite their fundamental importance for body size regulation, the mechanisms that stop growth are poorly understood. In… (More)
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2009
2009
A phosphoproteomics approach to elucidate neuropeptide signal transduction controlling insect metamorphosis.
In insects, the neuropeptide prothoracicotropic hormone (PTTH) stimulates production of ecdysone (E) in the prothoracic glands… (More)
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2007
2007
Two independent duplications forming the Cyp307a genes in Drosophila.
The conserved relationship between orthologs of many cytochrome P450 genes involved in ecdysone synthesis is not reflected in the… (More)
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2006
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2006
Neverland is an evolutionally conserved Rieske-domain protein that is essential for ecdysone synthesis and insect growth.
Steroid hormones mediate a wide variety of developmental and physiological events in multicellular organisms. During larval and… (More)
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2006
2006
Identification, characterization and developmental expression of Halloween genes encoding P450 enzymes mediating ecdysone biosynthesis in the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta.
The insect molting hormone 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E) plays a central role in regulating gene expression during development and… (More)
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2005
2005
Cytochrome P450 CYP307A1/Spook: a regulator for ecdysone synthesis in insects.
The prothoracic gland (PG) has essential roles in synthesizing and secreting a steroid hormone called ecdysone that is critical… (More)
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2004
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2004
Phantom encodes the 25-hydroxylase of Drosophila melanogaster and Bombyx mori: a P450 enzyme critical in ecdysone biosynthesis.
We have reported recently the identification and characterization of the last three mitochondrial cytochrome P450 enzymes (CYP… (More)
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1997
1997
Disruption of the IP3 receptor gene of Drosophila affects larval metamorphosis and ecdysone release
BACKGROUND The inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) receptor is an intracellular calcium channel that couples cell membrane… (More)
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1985
1985
Calcium-cyclic AMP interactions in prothoracicotropic hormone stimulation of ecdysone synthesis.
The calcium-dependence of ecdysone synthesis by the insect prothoracic glands was examined in vitro using glands from day 0 pupae… (More)
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1984
1984
The role of cyclic AMP in the regulation of ecdysone synthesis.
The involvement of cAMP in the steroidogenic action of the cerebral neuropeptide, prothoracicotropic hormone (PTTH), was examined… (More)
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