Neuropeptides, Peptide Hormones, and Their Receptors of a Tunicate, Ciona intestinalis
Neuropeptides, Peptide Hormones, and Their Receptors of a Tunicate, Ciona intestinalis
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神经肽、肽激素及其被囊类海鞘的受体
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-030-23459-1_5
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发表时间:
2019
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通讯作者:
Kawada Tsuyoshi
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作者:
Satake Honoo;Matsubara Shin;Shiraishi Akira;Yamamoto Tatsuya;Osugi Tomohiro;Sakai Tsubasa;Kawada Tsuyoshi
The critical phylogenetic position of the ascidian,Ciona intestinalis, as the closest relative of vertebrates, suggested its potential applicability as a model organism in a wide variety of biological events including the nervous, neuroendocrine, and endocrine regulation. To date, approximately 40 neuropeptides and/or peptide hormones and several cognate receptors have been identified. These peptides are categorized into two types: (1) orthologs of vertebrate peptides, such as cholecystokinin, GnRH, tachykinin, vasopressin, and calcitonin, and (2) novel family peptides such as LF peptides and YFL/V peptides.CionaGnRH receptors (Ci-GnRHR) were found to be multiplicated in theCiona-specific lineages and to form unique heterodimers between Ci-GnRHR1 and R4 and between Ci-GnRHR2 and R4, leading to fine-tuning of the generation of second messengers. Furthermore,Cionatachykinin was shown to regulate a novel protease-associated follicle growth pathway. These findings will pave the way for the exploration of both conserved and diversified endocrine, neuroendocrine, and nervous systems in the evolutionary lineage of invertebrate deuterostomes and/or chordates. In this chapter, we provide an overview of primary sequences, functions, and evolutionary aspects of neuropeptides, peptide hormones, and their receptors inC. intestinalis.