Structural studies of Drosophila short neuropeptide F: Occurrence and receptor binding activity
SF Garczynski, MR Brown, JW Crim - Peptides, 2006 - Elsevier
… Among insects, short neuropeptide Fs (sNPF) have been … In the present study, all four peptides
were identified by mass spectrometry … Binding assays revealed that longer sNPF peptides …
were identified by mass spectrometry … Binding assays revealed that longer sNPF peptides …
Role of neuropeptides in appetite regulation and obesity–a review
S Arora - Neuropeptides, 2006 - Elsevier
… anorectic neuropeptides. The structure and function of many hypothalamic peptides (neuropeptide
Y (NPY), melanocortins, agouti-related peptide (AGRP), cocaine and amphetamine …
Y (NPY), melanocortins, agouti-related peptide (AGRP), cocaine and amphetamine …
Neuropeptides and sexual behaviour
A Argiolas - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 1999 - Elsevier
… ) and related peptides, opioid peptides and oxytocin are the best known neuropeptides that
… factor (CRF), vasoactive intestinal peptide, neuropeptide Y, galanin, cholecystokinin and …
… factor (CRF), vasoactive intestinal peptide, neuropeptide Y, galanin, cholecystokinin and …
Neuropeptide FF and modulation of pain
P Panula, E Kalso, ML Nieminen, VK Kontinen… - Brain research, 1999 - Elsevier
… neuropeptide AF (NPAF) derive from a single gene in … -like peptides may not derive from
the characterized NPFF gene, but that other genes can exist which give rise to related peptides. …
the characterized NPFF gene, but that other genes can exist which give rise to related peptides. …
Identification of the short neuropeptide F precursor in the desert locust: evidence for an inhibitory role of sNPF in the control of feeding
S Dillen, R Verdonck, S Zels, P Van Wielendaele… - Peptides, 2014 - Elsevier
… Peptides of the short neuropeptide F (sNPF) family have been shown to modulate feeding
behavior in a wide variety of insect species. While these peptides … -like peptides, previously …
behavior in a wide variety of insect species. While these peptides … -like peptides, previously …
… peptidergic neurons in the Drosophila brain regulate insulin-producing cells, stress responses and metabolism by coexpressed short neuropeptide F and corazonin
… Henceforth, we refer to these peptides collectively as sNPF. The CRZ precursor gene, Crz (…
A set of lateral neurosecretory cells (DLPs) coexpress short neuropeptide F and corazonin. a–…
A set of lateral neurosecretory cells (DLPs) coexpress short neuropeptide F and corazonin. a–…
Neuropeptide families and their receptors: evolutionary perspectives
CHV Hoyle - Brain research, 1999 - Elsevier
… Neuropeptides are much smaller molecules than their … ; a single mutation in a short
neuropeptide might be sufficient to render … The invertebrate neuropeptide F-like peptides are …
neuropeptide might be sufficient to render … The invertebrate neuropeptide F-like peptides are …
Functional characterization of a neuropeptide F‐like receptor from Drosophila melanogaster
G Feng, V Reale, H Chatwin, K Kennedy… - European Journal of …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
… We demonstrate that this receptor is specifically activated by short insect NPF-like peptides
when expressed in Xenopus oocytes in the presence of the promiscuous G-protein, G α16 (…
when expressed in Xenopus oocytes in the presence of the promiscuous G-protein, G α16 (…
Neuropeptides and Peptide Hormones in Anopheles gambiae
… gambiae: AgamNPFF encodes a neuropeptide FF, an opioid peptide in … peptides inA.
gambiae is doubtless incomplete, given the potential problems of identifying peptides with short …
gambiae is doubtless incomplete, given the potential problems of identifying peptides with short …
Substrates for Neuronal Cotransmission With Neuropeptides and Small Molecule Neurotransmitters in Drosophila
DR Nässel - Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, 2018 - frontiersin.org
… The examples of colocalized neuropeptides given above pertain to peptides that arise
from distinct precursor genes. In the next section I will discuss coexpression of multiple …
from distinct precursor genes. In the next section I will discuss coexpression of multiple …