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Regulation of insect cuticular hydrocarbon biosynthesis.

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  • 1. Department of Entomology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States; Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States; Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States.
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    • Wang Z 1
    (1 author)
  • 2. Department of Entomology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States; Department of Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Atma Jaya Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
      Authors
    • Andika IP 2
    (1 author)
  • 3. Department of Entomology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States; Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States.
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    • Chung H 3
    (1 author)

Current Opinion in Insect Science, 24 Oct 2024, 67:101287
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2024.101287 PMID: 39461670 

Review

Abstract 

Cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) play pleiotropic roles in insect survival and reproduction. They prevent desiccation and function as pheromones influencing different behaviors. While the genes in the CHC biosynthesis pathway have been extensively studied, the regulatory mechanisms that lead to different CHC compositions received far less attention. In this review, we present an overview of how different hormones and transcriptional factors regulate CHC synthesis genes, leading to different CHC compositions. Future research focusing on the regulatory mechanisms underlying CHC biosynthesis can lead to a better understanding of how insects could produce dynamic chemical profiles in response to different stimuli.

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Funding 

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Michigan State University AgBioResearch

    National Science Foundation (1)