Adipokinetic hormone signaling in the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae facilitates Plasmodium falciparum sporogony [PDF]
Communications Biology, 2023 Plasmodium falciparum infection activates adipokinetic hormone signaling and lipid mobilization in the Anopheles gambiae mosquito vector to promote sporogony.
Vincent O. Nyasembe +5 more
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Prediction of neuropeptide precursors and differential expression of adipokinetic hormone/corazonin-related peptide, hugin and corazonin in the brain of malaria vector Nyssorhynchus albimanus during a Plasmodium berghei infection [PDF]
Current Research in Insect Science, 2021 Insect neuropeptides, play a central role in the control of many physiological processes. Based on an analysis of Nyssorhynchus albimanus brain transcriptome a neuropeptide precursor database of the mosquito was described.
Alejandro Alvarado-Delgado +9 more
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The Glucagon-Like Adipokinetic Hormone in Drosophila melanogaster – Biosynthesis and Secretion [PDF]
Frontiers in Physiology, 2021 Metabolic homeostasis requires the precise regulation of circulating sugar titers. In mammals, homeostatic control of circulating sugar titers requires the coordinated secretion and systemic activities of glucagon and insulin.
Bryon N. Hughson
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Functional Analysis of Adipokinetic Hormone Signaling in Bombyx mori [PDF]
Cells, 2020 Insect adipokinetic hormones (AKHs) are short peptides produced in the corpora cardiaca and are responsible for mobilizing energy stores from the fat body to the hemolymph.
Hana Sehadova +8 more
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Dietary glucose regulates yeast consumption in adult Drosophila males [PDF]
Frontiers in Physiology, 2014 The adjustment of feeding behavior in response to hunger and satiety contributes to homeostatic regulation in animals. The fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster feeds on yeasts growing on overripe fruit, providing nutrients required for adult survival ...
Sebastien eLebreton +3 more
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The Adipokinetic Hormone (AKH) and the Adipokinetic Hormone/Corazonin-Related Peptide (ACP) Signalling Systems of the Yellow Fever Mosquito Aedes aegypti: Chemical Models of Binding [PDF]
BiomoleculesNeuropeptides are the main regulators of physiological, developmental, and behavioural processes in insects. Three insect neuropeptide systems, the adipokinetic hormone (AKH), corazonin (Crz), and adipokinetic hormone/corazonin-related peptide (ACP), and
Graham E. Jackson +4 more
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Adipokinetic Hormone Receptor Mediates Lipid Mobilization to Regulate Starvation Resistance in the Brown Planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens [PDF]
Frontiers in Physiology, 2018 Lipid storage must be efficiently mobilized to sustain the energy demands during processes of exercise or starvation. In insects, adipokinetic hormone (AKH) and brummer lipase are well-known regulators of lipid mobilization. We recently demonstrated that
Kai Lu +9 more
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Baculoviruses manipulate host lipid metabolism via adipokinetic hormone signaling to induce climbing behavior. [PDF]
PLoS PathogensBaculoviruses can induce climbing behavior in caterpillar hosts, which provides an excellent model for studying parasite manipulation of host behavior.
Lin Zhu +11 more
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Elimination of certain honeybee venom activities by adipokinetic hormone [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe primary aim of this study was to analyse the influence of honeybee venom on various aspects of Drosophila melanogaster physiology and to assess the efficacy of adipokinetic hormone (AKH) in mitigating venom toxicity.
Jan Černý +4 more
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Adipokinetic hormone (AKH), energy budget and their effect on feeding and gustatory processes of foraging honey bees [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 The adipokinetic hormone (AKH) of insects is considered an equivalent of the mammalian hormone glucagon as it induces fast mobilization of carbohydrates and lipids from the fat body upon starvation.
Gabriela de Brito Sanchez +5 more
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