Transcriptional activation of the Drosophila ecdysone receptor by insect and plant ecdysteroids

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1037-1043

  Baker, Keith D ^a   Warren, James T ^b   Thummel, Carl S ^c   Gilbert, Lawrence I ^b   Mangelsdorf, David J ^a  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Ecdysone receptor; Ecdysteroids; Orphan nuclear receptor; Ultraspiracle

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS RECEPTOR; ECDYSONE; ECDYSONE RECEPTOR; ECDYSTEROID; ECDYSTERONE; JUVENILE HORMONE; JUVENILE HORMONE DERIVATIVE; LIGAND; PHYTOHORMONE; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; STEROID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; DROSOPHILA; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; INSECT; NONHUMAN; PLANT; RECEPTOR SENSITIVITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEROID ANALYSIS; TISSUE CULTURE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMAL; DROSOPHILA; ECDYSTERONE; JUVENILE HORMONES; LIGANDS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; RECEPTORS, STEROID; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TISSUE CULTURE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ANIMALIA; INSECTA;

EID: 0033808829     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(00)00075-8     Document Type: Article

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