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N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive fusion protein (NSF) is an essential component for the neurotransmitter or neurohormone release apparatus present in all eukaryotic cells. Here, a new NSF orthologue was characterized from the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Har). Northern blot exhibited a high expression in larval brain. Southern analysis indicated that a single copy of the gene is present in a haploid...
Adaptive thermogenesis represents one of the important homeostatic mechanisms by which the body maintains appropriate levels of stored energy and its core temperature. Dysregulation of adaptive thermogenesis promotes obesity. The central melanocortin system, in particular the melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R) signaling pathway, influences the regulation of every aspect of energy balance, including thermogenesis,...
We have cloned the diapause hormone (DH)-pheromone biosynthesis activating neuropeptide (PBAN) cDNA from the suboesophageal ganglion (SG) of Manduca sexta pupae using rapid amplification of cDNA ends. The Mas-DH-PBAN cDNA encodes a preprohormone of 194 amino acids that contains five peptides (PBAN, DH-like, and α-, β-, γ-SGNP), all of which share a common FXPRL sequence at the C-terminus. Yet, the...
The cDNA encoding prothoracicotropic hormone (PTTH), the brain neuropeptide that stimulates the prothoracic glands to synthesize ecdysone, was cloned from the corn earworm Helicoverpa zea (Hez). The amino acid sequence deduced from the cDNA indicates a molecular structure that is distinct from the PTTH's reported in other Lepidoptera, but all contain an identical proteolytic cleavage site and the...
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