Gonadal Ecdysteroidogenesis in Arthropoda: Occurrence and Regulation

被引：96

作者：

Brown, Mark R. ^{[1
]}

Sieglaff, Douglas H. ^{[2
]}

Rees, Huw H. ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Georgia, Dept Entomol, Athens, GA 30602 USA

[2] Univ Calif Irvine, Inst Genom & Bioinformat, Dept Mol Biol & Biochem, Irvine, CA 92697 USA

[3] Univ Liverpool, Sch Biol Sci, Liverpool L69 7ZB, Merseyside, England

来源：

ANNUAL REVIEW OF ENTOMOLOGY | 2009年 / 54卷

基金：

英国生物技术与生命科学研究理事会; 英国惠康基金;

关键词：

ovary; testes; hormone; reproduction; DIAZEPAM-BINDING INHIBITOR; LOCUSTA-MIGRATORIA INSECTA; GRYLLUS-BIMACULATUS ENSIFERA; INSULIN-RECEPTOR HOMOLOG; MOLECULAR-CLONING; OVARIAN STEROIDOGENESIS; DROSOPHILA-MELANOGASTER; STEROID-HORMONE; BOMBYX-MORI; P450; ENZYMES;

D O I：

10.1146/annurev.ento.53.103106.093334

中图分类号：

Q96 [昆虫学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Ecdysteroids are multifunctional hormones in male and female arthropods and are stored in oocytes for use during embryogenesis. Ecdysteroid biosynthesis and its hormonal regulation are denionstrated for insect gonads, but not for the gonads of other arthropods. The Y-organ in the cephalothorax of crustaceans and the integument of ticks are sources of secreted ecdysteroids in adults, as in earlier stages, but the tissue Source is not known for adults in many arthropod groups. Ecdysteroid metabolism Occurs in several tissues of adult arthropods. This review summarizes the evidence for ecdysteroid biosynthesis by gonads and its metabolism in adult arthropods and considers the apparent uniqueness of ecdysteroid hormones in arthropods, given the predominance of vertebrate-type steroids in sister invertebrate groups and vertebrates.

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页码：105 / 125

页数：21

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