Nutrient Signaling and Developmental Timing of Maturation

A Novel Method for Rearing Zebrafish by Using Freshwater Rotifers (Brachionus calyciflorus)

“…Filled boxes indicate the results from tanks holding larval fish fed with freshwater rotifers (B. calyciflorus). Each water quality marker was measured at 6,7,8,9,10,11,12,16,23, and 30 days postfertilization. The data in the panels represent the mean -SEM (n = 9 for both diets).…”

“…Generation time in zebrafish is impacted by diet, nutrients, and environment such as water quality. 11 Saltwater rotifers (Brachionus plicatilis) were reported as a good source of nutrients for newly hatched larval fish. 12 Moreover, fish have reached sexual maturity *60 days postfertilization (dpf) 13 after consuming saltwater rotifers.…”

Torso-Like Is a Component of the Hemolymph and Regulates the Insulin Signaling Pathway in Drosophila

“…During the larval and pupal stages of development ecdysone is produced and released by the major endocrine organ, the prothoracic gland (PG), in response to multiple environmental and developmental stimuli (for review see Danielsen et al 2013). Accordingly, there are many complex cellular signalling pathways involved in coordinating the responses to these signals.…”

Studying host-microbiota mutualism in Drosophila: Harnessing the power of gnotobiotic flies

“…TOR is the host nutrient-sensitive signaling pathway devoted to balance organismal growth and maturation in a nutrient-dependent manner. [45,46] In the developing larvae, TOR activity in the prothoracic gland directly controls ecdysone production, which in turn affects the parameters of systemic growth via IIS. As TOR responds to the circulating levels of different micronutrients in the hemolymph, such as branched-chain amino acids, L. plantarum may act upstream of TOR in several ways.…”