Developmental BiologyPLoS GeneticsPeer-reviewed
Specification of the endocrine primordia controlling insect moulting and metamorphosis by the JAK/STAT signalling pathway
Mar García-Ferrés, Carlos Sánchez-Higueras, José Manuel Espinosa, James Castelli‐Gair Hombría
The paper identifies the JAK/STAT pathway as central to the specification of insect endocrine glands, showing shared upstream regulators with tracheal development.