Morphology and Chemical Messenger Regulation of Echinoderm Muscles
Biology, 2023 The muscular systems of echinoderms play important roles in various physiological and behavioral processes, including feeding, reproduction, movement, respiration, and excretion.
Huachen Liu, Muyan Chen
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Coordinated RNA-Seq and peptidomics identify neuropeptides and G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) in the large pine weevil Hylobius abietis, a major forestry pest [PDF]
, 2018 Hylobius abietis (Linnaeus), or large pine weevil (Coleoptera, Curculionidae), is a pest of European coniferous forests. In order to gain understanding of the functional physiology of this species, we have assembled a de novo transcriptome of H. abietis,
Davies, Shireen-Anne +7 more
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The neuropeptide NMU amplifies ILC2-driven allergic lung inflammation
Nature, 2017 Type 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) both contribute to mucosal homeostasis and initiate pathologic inflammation in allergic asthma. However, the signals that direct ILC2s to promote homeostasis versus inflammation are unclear. To identify such molecular
Antonia Wallrapp +22 more
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NG peptides: A novel family of neurophysin-associated neuropeptides [PDF]
, 2010 NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in GENE. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be ...
Bromham +20 more
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Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021 Background: α-CGRP (alpha-calcitonin gene related peptide) is a cardioprotective neuropeptide. Our recent study demonstrated that the administration of native α-CGRP, using osmotic mini-pumps, protected against transverse aortic constriction (TAC ...
Ambrish Kumar +3 more
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The neuropeptide transcriptome of a model echinoderm, the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus [PDF]
, 2012 The work reported here was supported by a grant from the University of London Central Research ...
Elphick, MR, Rowe, ML
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CAPA neuropeptides and their receptor form an anti-diuretic hormone signalling system in the human disease vector, Aedes aegypti [PDF]
, 2020 Insect CAPA neuropeptides are homologs of mammalian neuromedin U and are known to influence ion and water balance by regulating the activity of the Malpighian ‘renal’ tubules (MTs).
Ber, Lindsay Taylor +7 more
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The neuropeptide Neuromedin U stimulates innate lymphoid cells and type 2 inflammation
Nature, 2017 The type 2 cytokines interleukin (IL)-4, IL-5, IL-9 and IL-13 have important roles in stimulating innate and adaptive immune responses that are required for resistance to helminth infection, promotion of allergic inflammation, metabolic homeostasis and ...
Christoph S. N. Klose +16 more
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Platelet lysate-derived neuropeptide y influences migration and angiogenesis of human adipose tissue-derived stromal cells [PDF]
, 2018 Neuropeptide Y (NPY), a powerful neurotransmitter of the central nervous system, is a key regulator of angiogenesis and biology of adipose depots. Intriguingly, its peripheral vascular and angiogenic powerful activity is strictly associated to platelets,
Bordin, Antonella +13 more
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Peptide Cotransmitters as Dynamic, Intrinsic Modulators of Network Activity
Frontiers in Neural Circuits, 2018 Neurons can contain both neuropeptides and “classic” small molecule transmitters. Much progress has been made in studies designed to determine the functional significance of this arrangement in experiments conducted in invertebrates and in the vertebrate
Elizabeth C. Cropper +4 more
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