Becker, J., Micard, D., Becker, J.L., Fourcade-Peronnet, F., Dastugue, B., Best-Belpomme, M. (1991). Ecdysterone decreases the transcription level of the retrotransposons 1731 and 412 in a Drosophila cell line. Cell. Mol. Biol. 37: 41--49.
FlyBase ID
FBrf0053421
Publication Type
Research paper
Abstract
Cultured Drosophila melanogaster cells are responsive to the steroid hormone 20-hydroxyecdysone (ecdysterone). The transcripts of two copia-like transposable elements, 412 and 1731 were examined in cells treated for different lengths of time by the hormone. Using dot-blot and Northern-blot analysis, we have shown that the transcripts of these two retrotransposons were rapidly decreased by ecdysterone treatment.
