Unravelling the evolutionary history of kisspeptin

Maria I Arnone; Paola Oliveri

doi:10.7554/eLife.58599

Unravelling the evolutionary history of kisspeptin

Elife. 2020 Jun 15:9:e58599. doi: 10.7554/eLife.58599.

Authors

Maria I Arnone¹, Paola Oliveri^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy.
² Centre for Life's Origins and Evolution, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
³ Research Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, London, United Kingdom.

Abstract

Experiments in sea cucumbers reveal how the physiological responses regulated by a neuropeptide called kisspeptin have evolved.

Keywords: evolutionary biology; kisspeptin; kisspeptin receptor; neuropeptide signaling; physiological function; sea cucumber; signal transduction.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Biological Evolution
Kisspeptins / genetics
Kisspeptins / metabolism
Neuropeptides* / genetics
Sea Cucumbers* / metabolism
Signal Transduction

Substances

Kisspeptins
Neuropeptides