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Nuclear receptors (NRs), a class of eukaryotic transcription factors, are important for the development of D. melanogaster, particularly during metamorphosis. This process is triggered by ecdysone and juvenile hormones and the NRs that they regulate. Expression of the NR gene E75 is upregulated by both hormones, and its activity is regulated by nitric oxide (NO). In order to understand E75's function and its response to NO, I studied the expression of E75 and its heterodimerization partner DHR3 in response to ectopic expression of two E75 isoforms and nitric oxide synthase (NOS), a NO source. Ectopic expression of NOS was shown to negatively regulate E75A and E75B transcription without affecting DHR3. Also, E75B was shown to be a negative regulator of E75A and E75C and E75A to upregulate E75C . Taken together, these results suggest that E75 serves a dual purpose, potentiating ecdysone synthesis and relaying juvenile hormone signals to hinder metamorphosis.
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E75, a Drosophila nuclear receptor, regulates metamorphosis through two parallel signaling pathways.
2005
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Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 44-02, page: 0767.
Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Toronto, 2005.
Electronic version licensed for access by U. of T. users.
GERSTEIN MICROTEXT copy on microfiche (1 microfiche).
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