Ancient role of sulfakinin/cholecystokinin-type signalling in inhibitory regulation of feeding processes revealed in an echinoderm

Sulfakinin (SK)/cholecystokinin (CCK)-type neuropeptides regulate feeding and digestion in protostomes (e.g. insects) and chordates. Here, we characterised SK/CCK-type signalling for the first time in a non-chordate deuterostome – the starfish Asterias rubens (phylum Echinodermata). In this species,...

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Main Authors: Ana B Tinoco, Antón Barreiro-Iglesias, Luis Alfonso Yañez Guerra, Jérôme Delroisse, Ya Zhang, Elizabeth F Gunner, Cleidiane G Zampronio, Alexandra M Jones, Michaela Egertová, Maurice R Elphick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2021-09-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/65667