Regional patterning and regulation of melanin pigmentation in insects

Copyright © 2021. Published by Elsevier Ltd..

Insects display an immense diversity in melanin pigmentation, which is generated by the interplay between the regulatory genes (that provide general patterning information) and effector genes (that provide coloration of the pattern). However, recent studies encompassing several different orders (Hemiptera, Blattodea, Coleoptera, and Lepidoptera) have shown that knockdowns of melanin producing genes alone can generate distinct region-specific patterns. This review surveys the most recent studies to further document the regional patterning of effector genes, and highlights the new advances and their implications for future research.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:69

Enthalten in:

Current opinion in genetics & development - 69(2021) vom: 02. Aug., Seite 163-170

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Popadić, Aleksandar [VerfasserIn]
Tsitlakidou, Despina [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Journal Article
Melanins
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Review

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 19.01.2022

Date Revised 19.01.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.gde.2021.05.004

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM326358048