Since it was first postulated by Wigglesworth in 1934,juvenile hormone (JH)is considered a status quo hormone in insects because it prevents metamorphosis that
The silkworm Bombyx mori is an important lepidopteran model insect in which many kinds of natural mutants have been identified.However,molecular mechanisms of m
Many insects feed on a low-nitrogen diet,and the origin of their nitrogen supply is poorly understood.It has been hypothesized that some insects rely on nitroge
Basic peptides such as human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV- 1) Tat-(48-60) and Drosophila Antennapedia-(43-58) have been reported to have a membrane permea