Developmental Biology: miRs and Steroids and Growth Control.

Rénald Delanoue (1) , Pierre Léopold (1)

1 IBV - Institut de Biologie Valrose

The Drosophila miRNA-encoding gene bantam controls cell and tissue growth. A new study now reveals that a large part of its effects on growth could come from its inhibition of the production of the molting hormone ecdysone.

Domaines: Biologie du développement

Rénald Delanoue, Pierre Léopold. Developmental Biology: miRs and Steroids and Growth Control.. Current Biology - CB, 2013, 23 (8), pp.R328-30. ⟨10.1016/j.cub.2013.03.010⟩. ⟨hal-00968576⟩