Characterization of the short neuropeptide F receptor from Drosophila melanogaster

I Mertens, T Meeusen, R Huybrechts, A De Loof… - Biochemical and …, 2002 - Elsevier
A seven transmembrane G-protein coupled receptor has been cloned from Drosophila
melanogaster. This receptor shows structural similarities to vertebrate Neuropeptide Y2 …

Characterization of a functional neuropeptide F receptor from Drosophila melanogaster

SF Garczynski, MR Brown, P Shen, TF Murray, JW Crim - Peptides, 2002 - Elsevier
Potential receptors for Drosophila neuropeptide F (DmNPF) were identified in the genome
database. One receptor (DmNPFR1) sequence resembled the Lymnaea NPY receptor, an …

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
A cDNA clone encoding a seven‐transmembrane domain, G‐protein‐coupled receptor
(NPFR76F, also called GPCR60), has been isolated from Drosophila melanogaster …

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 implicated in regulation of
reproduction and feeding behavior. For Drosophila melanogaster, the nucleotide sequence …

The short neuropeptide F‐like receptor from the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

ME Chen, PV Pietrantonio - Archives of Insect Biochemistry …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
In invertebrates, neuropeptide F (NPF) peptides share structural similarity with vertebrate
neuropeptide Y, which regulates food consumption, circadian rhythms, anxiety, and other …

Distribution of short neuropeptide F and its receptor in neuronal circuits related to feeding in larval Drosophila

MA Carlsson, LE Enell, DR Nässel - Cell and tissue research, 2013 - Springer
Four forms of short neuropeptide F (sNPF1–4), derived from the gene snpf, have been
identified in Drosophila and are known to act on a single G-protein-coupled receptor …

Identification, tissue distribution and orexigenic activity of neuropeptide F (NPF) in penaeid shrimp

AE Christie, MC Chapline, JM Jackson… - Journal of …, 2011 - journals.biologists.com
SUMMARY The neuropeptide Fs (NPFs) are an invertebrate subgroup of the FMRFamide-
like peptides, and are proposed by some to be the homologs of vertebrate neuropeptide Y …

Functional characterization of a short neuropeptide F-related receptor in a lophotrochozoan, the mollusk Crassostrea gigas

L Bigot, I Beets, MP Dubos, P Boudry… - Journal of …, 2014 - journals.biologists.com
Members of the short neuropeptide F (sNPF) family of peptides and their cognate receptors
play key roles in a variety of physiological processes in arthropods. In silico screening of …

Drosophila short neuropeptide F regulates food intake and body size

KS Lee, KH You, JK Choo, YM Han, K Yu - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2004 - ASBMB
Neuropeptides regulate a wide range of animal behavior including food consumption,
circadian rhythms, and anxiety. Recently, Drosophila neuropeptide F, which is the homolog …

A comparative review of short and long neuropeptide F signaling in invertebrates: Any similarities to vertebrate neuropeptide Y signaling?

DR Nässel, C Wegener - Peptides, 2011 - Elsevier
Neuropeptides referred to as neuropeptide F (NPF) and short neuropeptide F (sNPF) have
been identified in numerous invertebrate species. Sequence information has expanded …