This review focuses on neuropeptides and peptide hormones, the largest and most diverse
class of neuroactive substances, known in Drosophila and other animals to play roles in …

Neuropeptides are a diverse class of neuronal signalling molecules that regulate
physiological processes and behaviour in animals. However, determining the relationships …

Studies of neuropeptide and peptide hormone signaling are coming of age in Drosophila
due to rapid developments in molecular genetics approaches that overcome the difficulties …

Lipids are the primary storage molecules and an essential source of energy in insects during
reproduction, prolonged periods of flight, starvation, and diapause. The coordination center …

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) plays a central role in vertebrate reproduction.
The evolutionary origin of this neuropeptide and its receptor is not obvious, but the advent of …

The Lottia gigantea genome was prospected for the presence of genes coding
neuropeptides and neurohormones. Four genes code insulin-related peptides: two genes …

This review focuses on the state of the art on neuropeptide receptors in insects. Most of
these receptors are G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) and are involved in the regulation …

The biological concept of stress originated in mammals, where a “General Adaptation
Syndrome” describes a set of common integrated physiological responses to diverse …

Neuropeptides are evolutionarily ancient mediators of neuronal signalling in nervous
systems. With recent advances in genomics/transcriptomics, an increasingly wide range of …

Like most organisms, the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans relies heavily on
neuropeptidergic signaling. This tiny animal represents a suitable model system to study …