20E-mediated regulation of BmKr-h1 by BmKRP promotes oocyte maturation.
Zidan ZhuChunmei TongBinbin QiuHongguang YangJiahui XuSichun ZhengQisheng SongQili FengHui-Min DengPublished in: BMC biology (2021)
We identified BmKRP as a new transcription factor mediating 20E regulation of B. mori oogenesis. Our data suggests that induction of BmKRP by 20E regulates BmKr-h1 expression, which in turn induces BmVgR expression to facilitate Vg uptake and oogenesis.