Are insect GPCRs ideal next‐generation pesticides: opportunities and challenges

N Birgül Iyison, A Shahraki, K Kahveci… - The FEBS …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The increasing human population, combined with low inefficiency and adverse effects of
available pesticides, has magnified the urgent need of developing next‐generation …

Glowing wonders: exploring the diversity and ecological significance of bioluminescent organisms in Brazil

DT Amaral, RA Kaplan, TKE Takishita… - Photochemical & …, 2024 - Springer
Bioluminescence, the emission of light by living organisms, is a captivating and widespread
phenomenon with diverse ecological functions. This comprehensive review explores the …

Corticotropin-releasing factor-like diuretic hormone 44 and five corresponding GPCRs in Drosophila suzukii: Structural and functional characterization

H Yoon, B Price, R Parks, HS Jang, M Hafeez… - Journal of Insect …, 2024 - Elsevier
Diuretic hormones (DHs) activate corresponding G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs),
mediating the water and ion homeostasis in arthropods. There are two different DHs known …

Illuminating the path to target GPCR structures and functions

CDT Nielsen, D Dhasmana, G Floresta, T Wohland… - Biochemistry, 2020 - ACS Publications
G-Protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are ubiquitous within eukaryotes, responsible for a
wide array of physiological and pathological processes. Indeed, the fact that they are the …

Pharmacological Characterization of the Stick Insect Carausius morosus Allatostatin-C Receptor with Its Endogenous Agonist

A Işbilir, B Duan Sahbaz, G Tuncgenc… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) play a pivotal role in regulating key physiological
events in all animal species. Recent advances in collective analysis of genes and proteins …

A" Dual-Addition" Calcium Fluorescence Assay for the High-Throughput Screening of Recombinant G Protein-Coupled Receptors

C Xiong, D Baker, P Pietrantonio - Journal of Visualized Experiments …, 2022 - app.jove.com
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) represent the largest superfamily of receptors and are
the targets of numerous human drugs. High-throughput screening (HTS) of random small …

[PDF][PDF] Neuro-endocrine regulation of ecdysis in the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria

L Verbakel - 2021 - lirias.kuleuven.be
The integument is a well-defined inert structure that is secreted by, and strongly attached to,
the underlying epidermal cells (Section 1.1. 2). In order to grow, arthropods must periodically …