Molecular cloning and functional characterization of the diapause hormone receptor in the corn earworm Helicoverpa zea

- The gene encoding diapause hormone receptor of Helicoverpa zea was identified.
- H. zea diapause hormone receptor was expressed in a heterologous reporter system.
- The receptor was pharmacologically characterized by 68 ligands including peptidomimetics.
- The ligand activities on the receptor were correlated with previous in vivo studies.