Ling Tian

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a set of guidelines for the selection and interpretation of methods for use by investigators who aim to examine macro-autophagy and related processes, as well as for reviewers who need to provide realistic and reasonable critiques of papers that are focused on these processes.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a set of guidelines for investigators to select and interpret methods to examine autophagy and related processes, and for reviewers to provide realistic and reasonable critiques of reports that are focused on these processes.

TL;DR: It is concluded that in addition to blocking TORC1 activity for autophagosome initiation, 20E upregulates Atg genes to induce autophagy in the Bombyx fat body.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that JH acts as an immune-activator while 20E inhibits innate immunity in the fat body during Bombyx postembryonic development.

TL;DR: A genome-wide analysis of the silkworm ABC transporters provides an overview of this vital gene superfamily in insects and lays a foundation for future analysis of their physiological function and hormonal regulation.