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Endocrinology and Endocrine Disruption in Insects
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Endocrinology and Endocrine Disruption in Insects

A special issue of Insects (ISSN 2075-4450). This special issue belongs to the section "Insect Physiology, Reproduction and Development".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2023) | Viewed by 5238

Special Issue Editors

Dr. David Siaussat

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UMR 7618 Institute of Ecology and Environmental Sciences of Paris, Department of Sensory Ecology, Sorbonne University, 4 Place Jussieu, Tour 44-45, 3ème étage, 75005 Paris, France
Interests: crop pests; drosophila; heavy metals; insecticides; endocrine disruptors; post-embryonic development; behavior; olfactory; biocontrol
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Dr. Marlène Goubault

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Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l'Insecte, Tours, France
Interests: chemical ecology; behavioural ecology; Insects; contest, agonistic behaviors, sexual selection, mate choice
Dr. Charlotte Lécureuil

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Université de Tours, Tours, France
Interests: parasitoid wasp; reproduction; physiology

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The endocrine system controls many processes in insects such as development, physiology, and behavior. Furthermore, environmental factors, pollutants, or biocontrol solutions can also affect the endocrinology of these organisms. Whether these effects are useful or deleterious, endocrine disruption can take place and have a strong effect on insects. The objective of this Special Issue is, thus, to publish new data or reviews on the endocrinology of insects, the role of hormones in various biological contexts, and the factors or molecules likely to induce disturbances in the endocrine system.

Dr. David Siaussat
Dr. Marlène Goubault
Dr. Charlotte Lécureuil
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Insects is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • endocrinology
  • endocrine disruptors
  • development
  • physiology
  • behavior
  • pollutants
  • biocontrol solutions
  • environmental factors

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Approaches and Tools to Study the Roles of Juvenile Hormones in Controlling Insect Biology
by Fernando G. Noriega and Marcela Nouzova
Insects 2020, 11(12), 858; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11120858 - 3 Dec 2020
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The juvenile hormones (JHs) are a group of sesquiterpenoids synthesized by the corpora allata. They play critical roles during insect development and reproduction. To study processes that are controlled by JH, researchers need methods to identify and quantify endogenous JHs and tools [...] Read more.
The juvenile hormones (JHs) are a group of sesquiterpenoids synthesized by the corpora allata. They play critical roles during insect development and reproduction. To study processes that are controlled by JH, researchers need methods to identify and quantify endogenous JHs and tools that can be used to increase or decrease JH titers in vitro and in vivo. The lipophilic nature of JHs, coupled with the low endogenous titers, make handling and quantification challenging. JH titers in insects can easily be increased by the topical application of JH analogs, such as methoprene. On the other hand, experimentally reducing JH titers has been more difficult. New approaches to modulate JH homeostasis have been established based on advances in RNA interference and CRISPR/Cas9-based genome editing. This review will summarize current advances in: (1) the detection and quantification of JHs from insect samples; (2) approaches to manipulating JH titers; and (3) next-generation tools to modulate JH homeostasis. Full article
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