Role of the insulin receptor 2 in the hormonal regulation of the imaginal molt of Blattella germanica

Identifier:  TFM:1746

Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/TFM1746

Authors:  Maya Figuerola, Xènia

Abstract:
The study investigates the role of insulin receptor 2 (InR2) during the process of imaginal moult in the prothoracic gland of the German cockroach, Blattella germanica. We analyzed the effect of inhibiting InR2 and the molt-triggering hormone, ETH, through RNA interference techniques on genes related to the synthesis of 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E), the key hormone of the molt The results show a relationship between InR2 and the 20E signaling pathway during the moulting process.