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Table 1 Summary of humoral proteins produced from the fat body described in the text

From: Body size regulation by maturation steroid hormones: a Drosophila perspective

Humoral protein

Effects on body growth

Mechanism

Regulation in fat body

dALS

Suppress

Bind and antagonize dILP

Unknown

Imp-L2

Suppress

Bind and antagonize dILP

Upregulated by ecdysone

NLaz

Suppress

Unknown

Upregulated by JNK

Upd2

Enhance

Stimulate dILP production

Upregulated by sugar and fat diet

Eiger

Suppress

Inhibit dILP production

Downregulated by protein diet

Stunted

Enhance

Stimulate dILP production

Upregulated by protein diet

CCHamid2

Enhance

Stimulate dILP production

Upregulated by sugar and protein diet

GBP1, GBP2

Enhance

Stimulate dILP production

Upregulated by protein diet