Meeting Abstract
The Arthropoda is the phylum containing the largest number of described living species, and precise regulations of arthropods hormones are crucial to their success in evolution. To date, most of our knowledge on their developmental modes, genomes, and mechanisms of hormonal regulation come mainly from the Insecta. Recent molecular phylogenetics strongly supported the clade Pancrustacea where insects are indeed derived crustaceans. With the advancement of sequencing technologies, I will first show how comparative genomics have changed our views on the Pancrustacea and other non-insect arthropods. Furthermore, I will provide examples showing how gene regulation by microRNAs can shed light on the understanding of arthropod endocrinology and evolution.
