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Cell death during complete metamorphosis

Author(s) -

Gianluca Tettamanti,

Morena Casartelli

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

philosophical transactions of the royal society b biological sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1471-2970

pISSN - 0962-8436

DOI - 10.1098/rstb.2019.0065

Subject(s) - metamorphosis , biology , drosophila melanogaster , larva , lepidoptera genitalia , programmed cell death , pupa , ecology , evolutionary biology , zoology , microbiology and biotechnology , apoptosis , genetics , gene

In insects that undergo complete metamorphosis, cell death is essential for reshaping or removing larval tissues and organs, thus contributing to formation of the adult's body structure. In the last few decades, the study of metamorphosis in Lepidoptera and Diptera has provided broad information on the tissue remodelling processes that occur during larva–pupa–adult transition and made it possible to unravel the underlying regulatory pathways. This review summarizes recent knowledge on cell death mechanisms in Lepidoptera and other holometabolous insects, highlighting similarities and differences withDrosophila melanogaster , and discusses the role of apoptosis and autophagy in this developmental setting.This article is part of the theme issue ‘The evolution of complete metamorphosis'.

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