Molecular mechanism of insect molting and application
Author of the article:ZHAO Xiao-Fan
Author's Workplace:School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan 250100,China
Key Words:insect molting; functional genes;molecular mechanisms;pest control
Abstract:Insect molting is a cascade of sequential gene expression and interaction, initiated by PTTH and regulated by hormones. Demonstrating the molecular mechanisms of insect molting may not only interpret the scientific questions in insect development, find ne