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The ecdysone-induced DHR4 orphan nuclear receptor coordinates growth and maturation in Drosophila.
Cell - 3 Jun 2005
King-Jones Kirst, Charles Jean-Philippe, Lam Geanette, Thummel Carl S
Abstract excerpt
A critical determinant of insect body size is the time at which the larva stops feeding and initiates wandering in preparation for metamorphosis. No genes have been identified that regulate growth by contributing to this key developmental decision to terminate feeding. We show here that mutations in the DHR4 orphan nuclear receptor result in larvae that precociously leave the food to form premature prepupae,...
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