The insect somatostatin pathway gates vitellogenesis progression during reproductive maturation and the post-mating response

Chen Zhang; Anmo J. Kim; Crisalesandra Rivera-Perez; Fernando G. Noriega; Young-Joon Kim

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-28592-2

Nature Communications (Feb 2022)

The insect somatostatin pathway gates vitellogenesis progression during reproductive maturation and the post-mating response

Chen Zhang,
Anmo J. Kim,
Crisalesandra Rivera-Perez,
Fernando G. Noriega,
Young-Joon Kim

Affiliations

Chen Zhang: School of Life Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)
Anmo J. Kim: Department of Electronic Engineering, Hanyang University
Crisalesandra Rivera-Perez: Department of Fisheries Ecology, Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste
Fernando G. Noriega: Department of Biological Sciences and Biomolecular Science Institute, Florida International University
Young-Joon Kim: School of Life Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28592-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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In mammals, somatostatin plays a role in preventing the release of sex hormones before puberty begins. A Drosophila study uncovered the process by which insect somatostatin controls ovarian development in response to developmental and mating signals.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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