Recent advances in neuropeptide signaling in Drosophila, from genes to physiology and behavior

DR Nässel, M Zandawala - Progress in neurobiology, 2019 - Elsevier
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 …

[PDF][PDF] Osmoregulation and excretion.

EH Larsen, LE Deaton, H Onken, M O'Donnell… - membranes, 2014 - researchgate.net
The article discusses advances in osmoregulation and excretion with emphasis on how
multicellular animals in different osmotic environments regulate their milieu intérieur …

[BOOK][B] Ecological and environmental physiology of insects

JF Harrison, HA Woods, SP Roberts - 2012 - books.google.com
Insects are the most ecologically important multicellular heterotrophs in terrestrial systems.
They play critical roles in ecological food webs, remain devastating agricultural and medical …

Hormonal axes in Drosophila: regulation of hormone release and multiplicity of actions

DR Nässel, M Zandawala - Cell and tissue research, 2020 - Springer
Hormones regulate development, as well as many vital processes in the daily life of an
animal. Many of these hormones are peptides that act at a higher hierarchical level in the …

What happens after a blood meal? A transcriptome analysis of the main tissues involved in egg production in Rhodnius prolixus, an insect vector of Chagas disease

J Leyria, I Orchard, AB Lange - PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 2020 - journals.plos.org
The blood-sucking hemipteran Rhodnius prolixus is a vector of Chagas disease, one of the
most neglected tropical diseases affecting several million people, mostly in Latin America …

Tracing the evolutionary origins of insect renal function

KA Halberg, S Terhzaz, P Cabrero, SA Davies… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Abstract Knowledge on neuropeptide receptor systems is integral to understanding animal
physiology. Yet, obtaining general insight into neuropeptide signalling in a clade as …

Neuropeptide precursor gene discovery in the Chagas disease vector Rhodnius prolixus

S Ons, M Sterkel, L Diambra, H Urlaub… - Insect molecular …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
We show a straightforward workflow combining homology search in Rhodnius prolixus
genome sequence with cloning by rapid amplification of cDNA ends and mass spectrometry …

Anti-diuretic hormone ITP signals via a guanylate cyclase receptor to modulate systemic homeostasis in Drosophila

J Gera, M Agard, H Nave, F Sajadi, L Thorat, S Kondo… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Insects have evolved a variety of neurohormones that enable them to maintain their nutrient
and osmotic homeostasis. While the identities and functions of various insect metabolic and …

CAPA neuropeptides and their receptor form an anti-diuretic hormone signaling system in the human disease vector, Aedes aegypti

F Sajadi, A Uyuklu, C Paputsis, A Lajevardi… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
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 …

A neuroendocrine pathway modulating osmotic stress in Drosophila

M Zandawala, T Nguyen, M Balanyà Segura… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Environmental factors challenge the physiological homeostasis in animals, thereby evoking
stress responses. Various mechanisms have evolved to counter stress at the organism level …