Article
Developmental effects of a chimeric ultraspiracle gene derived from Drosophila and Chironomus.
Genesis (New York, N.Y. : 2000) - 1 Jan 2000
Henrich V C, Vogtli M E, Antoniewski C, Spindler-Barth M, Przibilla S, Noureddine M, Lezzi M
Abstract excerpt
The ultraspiracle (usp) gene encodes a nuclear receptor that forms a heterodimer with the ecdysone receptor (EcR) to mediate transcriptional responses to the insect steroid hormone, 20-hydroxyecdysone (20HE). The responses ultimately elicit changes associated with molting and metamorphosis. Although Ultraspiracle (USP) is required at several developmental times, it is unclear whether USP plays stage-specific...
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