Insect gonadotropic peptide hormones: some recent developments

Gonadotropic peptides are a new generation of peptide hormone regulators of insect reproduction. They have been isolated from ovaries, oviducts, or brains of insects. The subject of this paper is insect peptides that exert stimulatory or inhibitory effects on ovarian development and oocyte maturatio...

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Published in:Journal of peptide science 2007-01, Vol.13 (1), p.16-26
Main Authors: Kuczer, Mariola, Rosiński, Grzegorz, Konopińska, Danuta
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Female
gonadoinhibitory peptides
gonadostimulatory peptides
Gonadotropins - chemistry
Gonadotropins - metabolism
Gonadotropins - physiology
Insect Hormones - chemistry
Insect Hormones - metabolism
Insect Hormones - physiology
insect reproduction
Insecta - chemistry
Insecta - metabolism
Insecta - physiology
Male
Models, Biological
Molecular Sequence Data
oocyte growth
ovary development
Reproduction
vitellogenesis regulators
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Summary:Gonadotropic peptides are a new generation of peptide hormone regulators of insect reproduction. They have been isolated from ovaries, oviducts, or brains of insects. The subject of this paper is insect peptides that exert stimulatory or inhibitory effects on ovarian development and oocyte maturation. On the basis of the literature data and the results of our investigations, the structure and biological properties of different groups of peptides are presented. Copyright © 2006 European Peptide Society and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ISSN:1075-2617
1099-1387
DOI:10.1002/psc.792