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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-6-21
pubmed:abstractText
At the end of the third larval instar of Drosophila melanogaster, larval serum proteins 1 and 2 (LSP-1 and -2) are taken up by cells of the fat body. Here, we show that the product of the ecdysteroid-inducible gene Fbp-1 (Fat Body Protein 1) is the receptor that binds LSP-1. Transcription and translation of Fbp-1 is stage-specifically restricted to the end of the third larval instar, starting around 99 h after egg laying. Expression of Fbp-1 is induced by a low level of 20-hydroxy-ecdysone (>/= 10-7 m). After translation, the FBP-1 protein is thought to be proteolytically cleaved in three subsequent steps. The final cleavage step is delayed by 6 h and relies on a higher concentration of ecdysone (>/= 10-5 m). Therefore, 20-hydroxy-ecdysone regulates Fbp-1 expression and function at two different levels. To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first to date to demonstrate two distinct functions for different concentrations of a steroid hormone on a single biochemical process.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0014-2956
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
262
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
49-55
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-7-23
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Ecdysone-regulation of synthesis and processing of fat body protein 1, the larval serum protein receptor of Drosophila melanogaster.
pubmed:affiliation
Institut Jacques-Monod, Biologie du Développement, CNRS et Université Paris 6 et Paris 7, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't