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The genomic response to 20-hydroxyecdysone at the onset of Drosophila metamorphosis.
Genome biology - 1 Jan 2005
Beckstead Robert B, Lam Geanette, Thummel Carl S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The steroid hormone 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E) triggers the major developmental transitions in Drosophila, including molting and metamorphosis, and provides a model system for defining the developmental and molecular mechanisms of steroid signaling. 20E acts via a heterodimer of two nuclear receptors, the ecdysone receptor (EcR) and Ultraspiracle, to directly regulate target gene transcription. RESULTS:...
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