Vol. 6, Issue 4 (2018)
Ecdysone act as a growth regulators hormone
Author(s): Gagan Rani, Neha Gupta, Neeru Singh Redhu and Sudhir Kumar
Abstract: The ecdysone receptor (EcR) belongs to the nuclear-hormone receptor superfamily that functions as a ligand-activated transcription factor. The EcR plays an essential role in arthropod development and reproduction. While the molecular basis for the interaction between the EcR and its ligand has been well investigated in insects, information on the EcR function in crustaceans is limited. EcR bound with ecdysone hormone. The molting hormones, ecdysteroids play important roles in initiating and regulating molting and metamorphosis in arthropods. Besides the function as a molting hormone, ecdysteroids are also involved in the control of reproduction and embryogenesis. Most actions of ecdysteroids are accomplished via the ecdysone receptor (EcR). This receptor is a ligand-dependent transcription factor and forms a heterodimer complex with ultraspiracle protein (USP), which is a homologue of vertebrate retinoid X receptor (RXR).
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Gagan Rani, Neha Gupta, Neeru Singh Redhu, Sudhir Kumar. Ecdysone act as a growth regulators hormone. Int J Chem Stud 2018;6(4):3170-3172.
