Simple Summary In the medical area and beyond one of the most important biomaterials is
the silk fibroin (SF) produced by the Bombyx mori L. silkworm. This outstanding biopolymer …

Organismal development is a complex process as it requires coordination of many aspects
to grow into fit individuals, such as the control of body size and organ growth. Therefore, the …

Simple Summary One of the most powerful gene editing approaches is the CRISPR
(clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats)-Cas (CRISPR-associated) tool …

Lepidoptera are unusual in possessing two distinct kinds of sperm, regular nucleated
(eupyrene) sperm and anucleate (apyrene) sperm ('parasperm'). Sperm of both types are …

Ecdysteroids are a group of steroid hormones originally identified as moulting hormones in
insects. Ever since the isolation of the first ecdysteroid, studies in multiple model insect …

Insulin family peptides are known to be key regulators of growth and metabolism in insects
and vertebrates. Insects have two types of insulin family peptides: insulin-like peptides and …

The wing imaginal disks of Lepidoptera can be grown in tissue culture, but require both
insulin and ecdysone to grow normally. Here, we investigate the contributions the two …

Background Insulin-like signaling (IS) in insects is a conserved pathway that regulates
development, reproduction and longevity. Insulin-like peptides (ILPs) activate the IS pathway …

The oriental fruit moth Grapholita molesta is a cosmopolitan pest of orchard, which causes
serious economic losses to the fruit production. Neuropeptides and their specific receptors …

Simple Summary Insects rely on a sterol hormone known as 20-Hydroxyecdysone to
regulate vital cellular activities. This study delves deep into the biosynthesis of this hormone …