Neuropeptides and receptors in the cephalochordate: a crucial model for understanding the origin and evolution of vertebrate neuropeptide systems

L Su, G Li, BKC Chow, JCR Cardoso - Molecular and Cellular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Genomes and transcriptomes from diverse organisms are providing a wealth of data to
explore the evolution and origin of neuropeptides and their receptors in metazoans. While …

[HTML][HTML] Proteome-wide neuropeptide identification using NeuroPeptide-HMMer (NP-HMMer)

M Zandawala, MB Amir, J Shin, WC Yim… - General and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Neuropeptides are essential neuronal signaling molecules that orchestrate animal behavior
and physiology via actions within the nervous system and on peripheral tissues. Due to the …

[HTML][HTML] Evolutionary conserved peptide and glycoprotein hormone-like neuroendocrine systems in C. elegans

MN Istiban, N De Fruyt, S Kenis, I Beets - Molecular and Cellular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Peptides and protein hormones form the largest group of secreted signals that mediate
intercellular communication and are central regulators of physiology and behavior in all …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of corazonin signaling in a molluscan model species, Lymnaea stagnalis

I Fodor, T Osugi, S Matsubara, A Shiraishi… - General and …, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, new concepts have emerged regarding the nomenclature, functions, and
relationships of different peptide families of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) …

CCK-type neuropeptides do not act as ligands for GPR173-type receptors (SREBs): the importance of an evolutionary approach to receptor deorphanisation

L Guerra, N Escudero-Castelan, M Elphick - 2024 - authorea.com
Background and Purpose The G protein-coupled receptor GPR173 (SREB3) regulates
gonadotropin secretion and ovarian cyclicity. However, the identity of a ligand for this …