Functional Characterization of Paralogous Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone-Type and Corazonin-Type Neuropeptides in an Echinoderm

Homologs of the vertebrate neuropeptide gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) have been identified in invertebrates, including the insect neuropeptide corazonin (CRZ). Recently, we reported the discovery of GnRH-type and CRZ-type signaling systems in an echinoderm, the starfish Asterias rubens, demo...

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Main Authors: Shi Tian, Michaela Egertová, Maurice R. Elphick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2017.00259/full