Bombesin-like Neuropeptides in Nematodes

This paper reports evidence of members of the bombesin like peptide family in a number of nematodes, including Caenorhabditis, Panagrellus, Dirofilaria, Onchocerca, Brugia, Haemonchus, Ostertagia, Toxocara, and Ascaris. One of these (Ostertagia) secretes the bombesin-like material into its environme...

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Published in:The Journal of parasitology 1999-06, Vol.85 (3), p.473-477
Main Authors: HUNTINGTON, M. K, GEARY, T. G, MACKENZIE, C. D, WILLIAMS, J. F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Binding Sites
Biological and medical sciences
Bombesin - analysis
Bombesin - chemistry
Bombesin - metabolism
Bombesin receptors
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Hypodermis
Invertebrates
Ligands
Microscopy, Fluorescence
Molecular-Cell Biology
Morphology. Histology. Cytology
Nemathelminthia. Plathelmintha
Nematoda - chemistry
Nematodes
Neurons
Neuropeptides
Parasitology
Radioimmunoassay
Receptors
Receptors, Bombesin - analysis
Worms
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Summary:This paper reports evidence of members of the bombesin like peptide family in a number of nematodes, including Caenorhabditis, Panagrellus, Dirofilaria, Onchocerca, Brugia, Haemonchus, Ostertagia, Toxocara, and Ascaris. One of these (Ostertagia) secretes the bombesin-like material into its environment. Specific binding of gastrin-releasing peptide to the hypodermis consistent with the presence of receptors was demonstrated. These data suggest that this class of peptides may play an important role in nematode hypodermal physiology.
ISSN:0022-3395
1937-2345
DOI:10.2307/3285781