Publications by authors named "Dongshen Yan"
Article Synopsis
- Juvenile hormone (JH) is crucial for insect growth, development, and reproduction, and this study explores its effect on the silk moth's larval stage.
- Researchers created overexpression and knockout strains using advanced genetic techniques and found that overexpression resulted in a shorter larval stage, while knockout led to a longer stage.
- The study also discovered that overexpression decreased JH levels in larvae, while knockout increased them, revealing the influence of farnesoic acid on JH levels and offering insights into insect development regulation.
