Unravelling the Evolution of the Allatostatin-Type A, KISS and Galanin Peptide-Receptor Gene Families in Bilaterians: Insights from Anopheles Mosquitoes

• Authors: Cardoso JCR, Felix RC, Fonseca VG, Martins RS, Pires IRP, Power DM, Trindade M
• Publication Year: 2015
• Journal: PLoS One
• Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26135459

Allatostatin type A receptors (AST-ARs) are a group of G-protein coupled receptors activated by members of the FGL-amide (AST-A) peptide family that inhibit food intake and development in arthropods. Despite their physiological importance the evolution of the AST-A system is poorly described and relatively few receptors have been isolated and functionally characterised in insects.
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