Regulation of vitellogenin synthesis inDrosophila by ecdysterone and juvenile hormone

✍ Scribed by Handler, Alfred M. ;Postlethwait, John H.

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1978
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 340 KB
• Volume: 206
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0022-104X
• DOI: 10.1002/jez.1402060215

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

The hormonal regulation of vitellogenin (Vg) synthesis in Drosophila was investigated by studying the incorporation of ^3^H‐leucine into hemolymph proteins of normal mature females and in isolated female abdomens either untreated or treated with solutions of a juvenile hormone analog (JHA), ecdysterone, or control solutions. It was found that the synthesis of Vg was reduced in untreated isolated abdomens and in isolated abdomens treated with control solutions, but that in isolated abdomens treated with either JHA or ecdysterone, Vg synthesis was specifically stimulated.