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Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 40 (2010) 205e213 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology journal homepage: www.else /locate/ibmb Review The regulation of expression of insect cuticle protein genes J.P. Charles * UMR CNRS 5548 Développement-Communication Chimique des Insectes (DCCI), Université de Bourgogne, Faculté des Sciences Gabriel, 6, Bd Gabriel 21000 Dijon, France a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: The exoskeleton of insects (cuticle) is an assembly of chitin and cuticle proteins. Its physical properties Received 11 November 2009 are determined largely by the proteins it contains, and vary widely with developmental stages and body Received in revised form regions. The genes encoding cuticle proteins are therefore good models to study the molecular mech- 9 December 2009 anisms of signalling by ecdysteroids and juvenile hormones, which regulate molting and metamorphosis Accepted 11 December 2009 in insects. This review summarizes the studies of hormonal regulation of insect cuticle protein genes, and the recent progress in the analysis of the regulatory sequences and transcription factors important for Keywords: their expression. Cuticle protein genes Ecdysteroids 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Juvenile ho