Ecdysone

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Ecdysone (or 20-hydroxyecdysone) is a steroid hormone facilitating the ecdysis (the molt) of insect by inducing apoptosis, the programmed cell death, in certain tissue. It works inhibiting apoptosis inhibitors and activating cell death activators. Ecdysone also plays a role in the transformation from prepupa to pupa and adult differentiation.