A Molecular View of Autophagy in Lepidoptera
Joint Authors
Franzetti, Eleonora
Tettamanti, Gianluca
Casati, Barbara
Romanelli, Davide
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-07-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Metamorphosis represents a critical phase in the development of holometabolous insects, during which the larval body is completely reorganized: in fact, most of the larval organs undergo remodeling or completely degenerate before the final structure of the adult insect is rebuilt.
In the past, increasing evidence emerged concerning the intervention of autophagy and apoptosis in the cell death processes that occur in larval organs of Lepidoptera during metamorphosis, but a molecular characterization of these pathways was undertaken only in recent years.
In addition to developmentally programmed autophagy, there is growing interest in starvation-induced autophagy.
Therefore we are now entering a new era of research on autophagy that foreshadows clarification of the role and regulatory mechanisms underlying this self-digesting process in Lepidoptera.
Given that some of the most important lepidopteran species of high economic importance, such as the silkworm, Bombyx mori, belong to this insect order, we expect that this information on autophagy will be fully exploited not only in basic research but also for practical applications.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Romanelli, Davide& Casati, Barbara& Franzetti, Eleonora& Tettamanti, Gianluca. 2014. A Molecular View of Autophagy in Lepidoptera. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-506622
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Romanelli, Davide…[et al.]. A Molecular View of Autophagy in Lepidoptera. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-506622
American Medical Association (AMA)
Romanelli, Davide& Casati, Barbara& Franzetti, Eleonora& Tettamanti, Gianluca. A Molecular View of Autophagy in Lepidoptera. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-506622
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-506622