Involvement of PI3K/Akt signaling in PTTH-stimulated ecdysteroidogenesis by prothoracic glands of the silkworm, Bombyx mori

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 197-202

  Gu, Shi Hong ^a   Young, Shun Chieh ^a   Lin, Ju Ling ^a   Lin, Pei Ling ^a  

^a NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Akt; Bombyx mori; Crosstalk; Ecdysteroidogenesis; PI3K; Prothoracic gland; PTTH; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

2 MORPHOLINO 8 PHENYLCHROMONE; 2-(4-MORPHOLINYL)-8-PHENYL-4H-1-BENZOPYRAN-4-ONE; ANDROSTANE DERIVATIVE; CALCIMYCIN; CHROMONE DERIVATIVE; ECDYSTEROID; INSECT HORMONE; INSULIN; MORPHOLINE DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE B; PROTHORACICOTROPIC HORMONE; THAPSIGARGIN; WORTMANNIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENZYMOLOGY; LARVA; METABOLISM; PHOSPHORYLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SILKWORM;

1-PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 4-KINASE; ANDROSTADIENES; ANIMALS; BOMBYX; CALCIMYCIN; CHROMONES; ECDYSTEROIDS; INSECT HORMONES; INSULIN; LARVA; MORPHOLINES; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-AKT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THAPSIGARGIN;

BOMBYX MORI; HEXAPODA; MANDUCA SEXTA;

EID: 79951515188     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2010.12.004     Document Type: Article

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