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Vestigial mediates the effect of insulin signaling pathway on wing-morph switching in planthoppers.
PLoS genetics - 1 Feb 2021
Zhang Jin-Li, Fu Sheng-Jie, Chen Sun-Jie, Chen Hao-Hao, Liu Yi-Lai, Liu Xin-Yang, Xu Hai-Jun
Abstract excerpt
Wing polymorphism is an evolutionary feature found in a wide variety of insects, which offers a model system for studying the evolutionary significance of dispersal. In the wing-dimorphic planthopper Nilaparvata lugens, the insulin/insulin-like growth factor signaling (IIS) pathway acts as a 'master signal' that directs the development of either long-winged (LW) or short-winged (SW) morphs via regulation of the...
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