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Journal of Neurochemistry, Volume 158, Issue 2, Page 391-412, July 2021., 2021 Cataglyphis ants exhibit an age‐related polyethism with very distinct behavioral‐stages. As a result of their role in underlying physiological and developmental processes, signaling molecules like neuropeptides play a crucial role in behavioral transition regulations.
Jens Habenstein +8 more
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eLife, 2021 Identifying neural substrates of behavior requires defining actions in terms that map onto brain activity. Brain and muscle activity naturally correlate via the output of motor neurons, but apart from simple movements it has been difficult to define ...
Amicia D Elliott +7 more
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Insect Science, Volume 28, Issue 1, Page 35-46, February 2021., 2021 Abstract Insect neuropeptides play an important role in regulating physiological functions such as growth, development, behavior and reproduction. We identified temperature‐sensitive neuropeptides and receptor genes of the cotton whitefly, Bemisia tabaci.
Jiang‐Jie Li +4 more
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Drosophila Zic family member odd-paired is needed for adult post-ecdysis maturation [PDF]
Open Biology, 2019 Specific neuropeptides regulate in arthropods the shedding of the old cuticle (ecdysis) followed by maturation of the new cuticle. In Drosophila melanogaster, the last ecdysis occurs at eclosion from the pupal case, with a post-eclosion behavioural ...
Eléanor Simon +2 more
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Membrane Tethered Bursicon Constructs as Heterodimeric Modulators of the Drosophila G Protein–Coupled Receptor Rickets [PDF]
Molecular Pharmacology, 2013 The study of complex heterodimeric peptide ligands has been hampered by a paucity of pharmacological tools. To facilitate such investigations, we have explored the utility of membrane tethered ligands (MTLs). Feasibility of this recombinant approach was explored with a focus on Drosophila bursicon, a heterodimeric cystine-knot protein that activates ...
Benjamin N. Harwood +5 more
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The Bursicon Gene in Mosquitoes: An Unusual Example of mRNA Trans -splicing [PDF]
Genetics, 2007 Abstract The bursicon gene in Anopheles gambiae is encoded by two loci. Burs124 on chromosome arm 2L contains exons 1, 2, and 4, while burs3 on arm 2R contains exon 3. Exon 3 is efficiently spliced into position in the mature transcript.
Hugh M. Robertson +3 more
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Evolutionary conservation of bursicon in the animal kingdom [PDF]
General and Comparative Endocrinology, 2006 Bursicon bioactivity is essential for tanning of the exoskeleton and for wing spreading behavior that occur in newly emerged adult insects. Previously, we demonstrated that in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, bursicon exists as a heterodimeric cystine knot protein that activates the leucine-rich repeats containing G protein-coupled receptor 2 ...
Tom Van Loy +6 more
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Bursicon regulates wing expansion via
Pest Management Science, 2023 Abstract BACKGROUND Bursicon is a heterodimeric neuropeptide that is involved in many physiological activities such as cuticle tanning, wing expansion, reproduction and immunity in insects. In this study, the role of bursicon in the wing expansion was investigated in
Zhixiong Zhou +4 more
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Screening the function of genes encoding neuropeptides and their receptors in Nilaparvata lugens
浙江大学学报. 农业与生命科学版, 2022 Neuropeptides are crucial for life activities and environmental fitness of insects, which are potential targets for pest control. The brown planthopper (Nilaparvata lugens) is an important pest on rice in Asia.
WANG Siliang, LUO Xumei, ZHANG Chuanxi
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CHIP modulates APP‐induced autophagy‐dependent pathological symptoms in Drosophila
Aging Cell, Volume 19, Issue 2, February 2020., 2020 CHIP modulates APP‐induced Aβ production and pathological symptoms. CHIP promotes APP‐induced aberrant autophagy. Autophagy contributes to APP‐induced pathological symptoms. Autophagy regulates Aβ production and amyloid deposits. Abstract Dysregulation of autophagy is associated with the neurodegenerative processes in Alzheimer's disease (AD), yet it ...
Luming Zhuang +12 more
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