Identification of ecdysteroids and ecdysteroidogenic genes in dragonflies and damselflies

Abstract Ecdysteroids are critical in regulating biological processes such as ecdysis, metamorphosis, embryogenesis, and reproduction in insects. Nevertheless, the ecdysteroid repertoire and expression patterns of their synthesis genes in Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies), which belong to the mo...

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Published in:Scientific Reports
Main Authors: Genta Okude, Mari H. Ogihara, Minoru Moriyama, Takahiro Yamagishi, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Takema Fukatsu, Ryo Futahashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-08387-3