Halloween genes encode P450 enzymes that mediate steroid hormone biosynthesis in Drosophila melanogaster

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 215, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 1-10

  Gilbert, Lawrence I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecdysone; Fruit fly; Halloween genes; Insect molting; Prothoracicotropic hormone (PTTH)

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME P450; CYTOCHROME P450 CYP302A1; CYTOCHROME P450 CYP314A1; CYTOCHROME P450 CYP315A1; ECDYSONE; ECDYSTERONE; MICROSOME ENZYME; MITOCHONDRIAL ENZYME; OXYGENASE; PROTHORACICOTROPIC HORMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE; GENE DISEMBODIED; GENE MUTATION; GENE SHADE; GENE SHADOW; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; MOLTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MOTIF; STEROID METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; ECDYSONE; ECDYSTERONE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; MICROSOMES; MITOCHONDRIA;

EID: 1542722296     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2003.11.003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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