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The distinct roles of insulin signaling in polyphenic development.

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Nijhout, HF; McKenna, KZ
Published in: Current opinion in insect science
February 2018

Many insects have the ability to develop alternative morphologies in response to specific environmental signals such as photoperiod, temperature, nutrition and crowding. These signals are integrated by the brain and result in alternative patterns of secretion of developmental hormones like ecdysone, juvenile hormone and insulin-like growth factors, which, in turn, direct alternative developmental trajectories. Insulin signaling appears to be particularly important when the polyphenism involves differences in the sizes of the body, appendages and other structures, such as wings, mandibles and horns. Here we review recent advances in understanding the role of insulin signaling, and its interaction with other hormones, in the development of polyphenisms.

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Current opinion in insect science

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EISSN

2214-5753

ISSN

2214-5745

Publication Date

February 2018

Volume

25

Start / End Page

58 / 64

Related Subject Headings

  • Somatomedins
  • Signal Transduction
  • Phenotype
  • Juvenile Hormones
  • Insulin
  • Insecta
  • Ecdysone
  • Animals
  • 3109 Zoology
  • 3104 Evolutionary biology
 

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Nijhout, H. F., & McKenna, K. Z. (2018). The distinct roles of insulin signaling in polyphenic development. Current Opinion in Insect Science, 25, 58–64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2017.11.011
Nijhout, H Frederik, and Kenneth Z. McKenna. “The distinct roles of insulin signaling in polyphenic development.Current Opinion in Insect Science 25 (February 2018): 58–64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2017.11.011.
Nijhout HF, McKenna KZ. The distinct roles of insulin signaling in polyphenic development. Current opinion in insect science. 2018 Feb;25:58–64.
Nijhout, H. Frederik, and Kenneth Z. McKenna. “The distinct roles of insulin signaling in polyphenic development.Current Opinion in Insect Science, vol. 25, Feb. 2018, pp. 58–64. Epmc, doi:10.1016/j.cois.2017.11.011.
Nijhout HF, McKenna KZ. The distinct roles of insulin signaling in polyphenic development. Current opinion in insect science. 2018 Feb;25:58–64.
Journal cover image

Published In

Current opinion in insect science

DOI

EISSN

2214-5753

ISSN

2214-5745

Publication Date

February 2018

Volume

25

Start / End Page

58 / 64

Related Subject Headings

  • Somatomedins
  • Signal Transduction
  • Phenotype
  • Juvenile Hormones
  • Insulin
  • Insecta
  • Ecdysone
  • Animals
  • 3109 Zoology
  • 3104 Evolutionary biology