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A cytokine secreted from the suboesophageal body is essential for morphogenesis of the insect head.
Mechanisms of development - 1 Feb 2005
Tsuzuki Seiji, Sekiguchi Shiroh, Kamimura Manabu, Kiuchi Makoto, Hayakawa Yoichi
Abstract excerpt
The suboesophageal body of insects was identified over a century ago in the silkworm embryo, but its biological function is still unknown. We discovered that this tissue is differentiated in the earliest embryonic stages of the cabbage armyworm and secretes the insect cytokine, growth-blocking peptide (GBP), transiently from 24 to 60 h after oviposition when gastrulation is in progress. Over-expression of GBP,...
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