Physiological control of the expression of genes coding for enzymes involved in biosynthesis of the insect hormones, juvenile hormone and 20-hydroxyecdysone. KU Leuven
By means of a functional genomics approach and based on the availability of recent molecular data, we will investigate the physiological control mechanisms that are situated upstream of the classic insect hormones, 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E) and juvenile hormone (JH). In particular, the expression and function of genes, which code for key enzymes that are involved in the biosynthesis of these hormones, will be studied in representatives of two ...