Reconstructing SALMFamide neuropeptide precursor evolution in the phylum Echinodermata: ophiuroid and crinoid sequence data provide new insights

The SALMFamides are a family of neuropeptides that act as muscle relaxants in echinoderms. Analysis of genome/transcriptome sequence data from the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus (Echinoidea), the sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus (Holothuroidea) and the starfish Patiria miniata (Asteroid...

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Main Authors: Maurice R Elphick, Dean C Semmens, Liisa M Blowes, Judith eLevine, Christopher J Lowe, Maria Ina Arnone, Melody S Clark
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2015.00002/full