Title : Cucurbitacin B acts a potential insect growth regulator by antagonizing 20-hydroxyecdysone activity.

Pub. Date : 2018 Jun

PMID : 29205800






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1 BACKGROUND: 20-Hydroxyecdysone (20E), a crucial insect steroid hormone, can bind to its cognate nuclear receptor composed of ecdysone receptor (EcR) and ultraspiracle (USP) to activate expression of 20E-response genes, enabling subsequent metamorphosis. Ecdysterone protein ultraspiracle homolog Bombyx mori