Hormones regulate development, as well as many vital processes in the daily life of an
animal. Many of these hormones are peptides that act at a higher hierarchical level in the …

G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are known to play central roles in the physiology of
many organisms. Members of this seven α-helical transmembrane protein family transduce …

Excess consumption of high-fat diet (HFD) is likely to result in obesity and increases the
predisposition to associated health disorders. Drosophila melanogaster has emerged as an …

G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) play important roles in cell biology and insects'
physiological processes, toxicological response and the development of insecticide …

G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are cell membrane receptors for various ligands.
Recent studies have suggested that GPCRs transmit animal steroid hormone signals …

Dysregulated motivation to consume psychoactive substances leads to addictive behaviors
that often result in serious health consequences. Understanding the neuronal mechanisms …

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an outside force causing a modification in brain function
and/or structural brain pathology that upregulates brain inducible nitric oxide synthase …

With the application and development of high-throughput sequencing technology, the
structure and function of insect gut microbiota have been analysed, which lays a foundation …

Abstract Ecdysteroids, typified by 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E), are essential hormones for the
development, reproduction and physiology of insects and other arthropods. For over half a …

Mosquito-borne diseases account for nearly 1 million human deaths annually, yet we have a
limited understanding of developmental events that influence host-seeking behavior and …