... characteristic of larval molting as they initiate a supernumerary molt. mir-84 and let-7 promote exit from the molting cycle by regulating targets in the heterochronic pathway and also nhr-23 and nhr-25 , genes encoding conserved nuclear hormone receptors essential for larval molting. The synergistic action...

... of Biologists 1997 nuclear hormone receptors gene expression Drosophila metamorphosis competence ecdysone Small lipophilic hormones, including steroids, retinoids and thyroid hormone, control a wide range of developmental and physiological responses in higher organisms. These molecules...