Table 1.
A list of ecdysteroidogenic transcription factors
| TF names | Protein family | Reported ecdysteroidogenic genes whose expression are affected† | Organisms analyzed in published studies | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antp | homeotic | phm | Bombyx mori | Meng et al. (2015) |
| Br | C2H2 zinc finger | phm , dib , sad, npc1 | Drosophila melanogaster | Xiang et al. (2010); Moeller et al. (2013) |
| CncC | basic leucine zipper | nvd , spok , dib , sad | D. melanogaster | Deng & Kerppola (2013) |
| DHR3 | nuclear receptor | phm, dib, sad | D. melanogaster | Parvy et al. (2014) |
| DHR4 | nuclear receptor | Cyp6t3 | D. melanogaster | Ou et al. (2011) |
| dKeap1 | BTB | nvd , spok , phm , dib , sad | D. melanogaster | Deng & Kerppola (2013) |
| E75 | nuclear receptor | phm | D. melanogaster | Bialecki et al. (2002); Cáceres et al. (2011); Parvy et al. (2014) |
| EcR | nuclear receptor | phm, dib, sad | D. melanogaster | Moeller et al. (2013); Parvy et al. (2014) |
| FOXO | Forkhead | phm, dib | D. melanogaster | Koyama et al. (2014) |
| βFtz‐f1 | nuclear receptor | phm, dib, sad | D. melanogaster | Parvy et al. (2005, 2014) |
| Kni | C2C2 zinc finger | phm , dib, sad | D. melanogaster | Danielsen et al. (2014) |
| Mld‡ | C2H2 zinc finger | nvd, spok, sro | D. melanogaster | Ono et al. (2006); Danielsen et al. (2014) |
| Ouib‡ | C2H2 zinc finger | spok | D. melanogaster | Komura‐Kawa et al. (2015). |
| USP | C2C2 zinc finger, ligand binding | phm, dib | D. melanogaster | Koyama et al. (2014) |
| Vvl/POU‐M2 | POU | spok, sro, phm , dib, sad, torso |
D. melanogaster Tribolium castaneum B. mori |
Cheng et al. (2014); Danielsen et al. (2014); Meng et al. (2015) |
†Underlines indicate genes whose promoter sequences can be physically associated with TFs, which are shown by electrophoresis mobility shift assay and/or chromatin immunoprecipitation analyses. ‡It must be noted that these TF genes are found only in genomes of Drosophilidae species. Abbreviations: Antp, Antennapedia; Br, Broad; CncC, Cap'n'collar; DHR3, Drosophila Hormone Receptor 3; DHR4, Drosophila Hormone Receptor 4; E75, Ecdysone‐induced protein 75; EcR, Ecdysone receptor; FOXO, Forkhead box, sub‐group O; βFtz‐F1, β‐fushi tarazu transcription factor 1; Kni, Knirps; Mld, Molting defective; Ouib, Ouija board; USP, Ultraspiracle; Vvl, Ventral veins lacking