Neuropeptides are by far the largest and most diverse group of signaling molecules in
multicellular organisms. They are ancient molecules important in regulating a multitude of …

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 …

Numerous neuropeptide systems have been implicated to coordinately control energy
homeostasis, both centrally and peripherally. However, the vertebrate neuropeptide Y (NPY) …

Locusts exhibit phenotypic plasticity in response to population density changes, with distinct
phenotypes in the solitary and gregarious phases. In the past decade, many studies have …

The genomes of the migratory locust Locusta migratoria and the termite Zootermopsis
nevadensis were mined for the presence of genes encoding neuropeptides …

In insects, neuropeptides play important roles in the regulation of multiple physiological
processes by binding to their corresponding receptors, which are primarily G protein …

Neuropeptide signalling systems comprising peptide ligands and cognate receptors are
evolutionarily ancient regulators of physiology and behaviour. However, there are …

Motivation can critically influence learning and memory. Multiple neural mechanisms
regulate motivational states, among which signalling via specific neuropeptides, such as …

In metazoans, neuronal and endocrine communication is based on the release of
extracellular signalling molecules that are recognised in a physiological concentration range …

The insect short neuropeptide F (sNPF) family has been shown to modulate diverse
physiological processes, such as feeding, appetitive olfactory behavior, locomotion, sleep …