… function or a multitude of separate distributed functions? To address this question we analyzed
a Drosophila peptide … , that encodes the predicted peptides short neuropeptide F 1 – 4 (…

… peptide was named neuropeptide F instead of neuropeptide Y. After this discovery, NPF-like
peptides … The first sNPF peptides were discovered in insects, including the Colorado potato …

… peptide–receptor pairs is stronger for some peptides than others. Here we will discuss
invertebrate neuropeptide … -like peptides: members of the invertebrate neuropeptide F (NPF) and …

… neuropeptide F in feeding behaviors was well characterized. However, the function of the
structurally related short neuropeptide F (sNPF) … Here, we report the cloning, RNA, and peptide …

… ion transport peptide (ITP) and short neuropeptide F (sNPF) as novel neuropeptides in …
Among the six LN d s, ITP was found in one that coexpresses long neuropeptide F (NPF) …

… in neuropeptides, as did the multiple peptides isolated from frog skin by Erspamer and
collaborators. The recognition that peptides … peptides in fact have played a role in nervous system …

… Finding a GnRH peptide gene orthologue in insects was impossible. However, we could …
GnRH-related peptide, but adipokinetic hormone (AKH), a well-known insect neuropeptide that …

… This receptor shows structural similarities to vertebrate Neuropeptide Y 2 receptors and is
activated by endogenous Drosophila peptides, recently designated as short neuropeptide Fs (…

… of a peptide family consisting of the endocrine peptides … role of neuropeptide Y (NPY) on
physiological function. These … future understanding of this peptide. These important references …

… strategy cannot rule out a role for a cotransmitter, these two independent methods of reducing
sNPF levels also support a sleep-promoting function for the sNPF peptide in the adult fly. …