The crustacean ecdysone cassette: a gatekeeper for molt and metamorphosis

CJ Hyde, A Elizur, T Ventura - The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Arthropods have long been utilized as models to explore molecular function, and the
findings derived from them can be applied throughout metazoa, including as a basis for …

The moulting arthropod: a complete genetic toolkit review

G Campli, O Volovych, K Kim, WP Veldsman… - Biological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Exoskeletons are a defining character of all arthropods that provide physical support for their
segmented bodies and appendages as well as protection from the environment and …

An insulin-like androgenic gland hormone gene in the mud crab, Scylla paramamosain, extensively expressed and involved in the processes of growth and female …

X Huang, H Ye, H Huang, Y Yang, J Gong - General and Comparative …, 2014 - Elsevier
Insulin-like androgenic gland hormone (IAG) produced by androgenic gland (AG) in male
crustaceans is regarded as a key regulator of sex differentiation. As a member of the …

Ecdysteroids Regulate the Levels of Molt-Inhibiting Hormone (MIH) Expression in the Blue Crab, Callinectes sapidus

S Techa, JS Chung - PLoS One, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Arthropod molt is coordinated through the interplay between ecdysteroids and neuropeptide
hormones. In crustaceans, changes in the activity of Y-organs during the molt cycle have …

Understanding molt control switches: Transcriptomic and expression analysis of the genes involved in ecdysteroidogenesis and cholesterol uptake pathways in the Y …

E Legrand, T Bachvaroff, TB Schock, JS Chung - PLoS One, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The crustacean molting process is regulated by an interplay of hormones produced by the
eyestalk ganglia and Y-organs (YO). Molt-inhibiting hormone and crustacean hyperglycemic …

The effects of fipronil and the photodegradation product fipronil desulfinyl on growth and gene expression in juvenile blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus, at different …

AD Goff, P Saranjampour, LM Ryan, ML Hladik… - Aquatic Toxicology, 2017 - Elsevier
Endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) are now widely established to be present in the
environment at concentrations capable of affecting wild organisms. Although many studies …

Role of crustacean female sex hormone (CFSH) in sex differentiation in early juvenile mud crabs, Scylla paramamosain

Q Jiang, B Lu, D Lin, H Huang, X Chen, H Ye - General and Comparative …, 2020 - Elsevier
Recent studies have shown that crustacean female sex hormone (CFSH) is involved in the
development of reproductive phenotype. In the present study, observation of sexually …

Molecular characterization and transcriptional response to TiO2–GO nanomaterial exposure of two molt-related genes in the juvenile prawn, Macrobrachium …

Z Guo, L Xu, W Wang, W Chen, C Ma, F Zhang, L Ma… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
In recent years, with the widespread use of TiO2–GO nanocomposite in industry, especially
in the remediation of water environments, its toxic effects on aquatic organisms have …

The involvement of ecdysone and ecdysone receptor in regulating the expression of antimicrobial peptides in Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir sinensis

S Huang, Q Yi, X Lian, S Xu, C Yang, J Sun… - Developmental & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The ecdysone, 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E) and ecdysone receptor (EcR), are
regarded as the key regulators of development, metamorphosis, and growth in arthropods …

The retinoid X receptor from mud crab: new insights into its roles in ovarian development and related signaling pathway

J Gong, C Huang, L Shu, C Bao, H Huang, H Ye… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
In arthropods, retinoid X receptor (RXR) is a highly conserved nuclear hormone receptor. By
forming a heterodimeric complex with the ecdysone receptor (EcR), RXR is known to be vital …