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Transcriptome analysis of the desert locust central nervous system: production and annotation of a Schistocerca gregaria EST database by Badisco, Liesbeth, Huybrechts, Jurgen, Simonet, Gert, Verlinden, Heleen, Marchal, Elisabeth, Huybrechts, Roger, Schoofs, Liliane, De Loof, Arnold, Vanden Broeck, Jozef

“…The desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) displays a fascinating type of phenotypic plasticity, designated as 'phase polyphenism'. Depending on environmental…”
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In search for a common denominator for the diverse functions of arthropod corazonin: A role in the physiology of stress? by Boerjan, Bart, Verleyen, Peter, Huybrechts, Jurgen, Schoofs, Liliane, De Loof, Arnold

“…Abstract Corazonin (Crz) is an 11 amino acid C-terminally amidated neuropeptide that has been identified in most arthropods examined with the notable exception…”
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Peptidomics: The integrated approach of MS, hyphenated techniques and bioinformatics for neuropeptide analysis by Boonen, Kurt, Landuyt, Bart, Baggerman, Geert, Husson, Steven J, Huybrechts, Jurgen, Schoofs, Liliane

“…MS is currently one of the most important analytical techniques in biological and medical research. ESI and MALDI launched the field of MS into biology. The…”
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Annotation of novel neuropeptide precursors in the migratory locust based on transcript screening of a public EST database and mass spectrometry by Clynen, Elke, Huybrechts, Jurgen, Verleyen, Peter, De Loof, Arnold, Schoofs, Liliane

“…For holometabolous insects there has been an explosion of proteomic and peptidomic information thanks to large genome sequencing projects. Heterometabolous…”
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Peptidomics by Baggerman, Geert, Verleyen, Peter, Clynen, Elke, Huybrechts, Jurgen, De Loof, Arnold, Schoofs, Liliane

“…Peptides occur in the whole animal kingdom, from the least evolved phyla with a very simple nervous system (coelenterates) to the highest vertebrates and are…”
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Neuropeptidomic analysis of the brain and thoracic ganglion from the Jonah crab, Cancer borealis by Huybrechts, Jurgen, Nusbaum, Michael P, Bosch, Luc Vanden, Baggerman, Geert, Loof, Arnold De, Schoofs, Liliane

“…Mass spectrometric methods were applied to determine the peptidome of the brain and thoracic ganglion of the Jonah crab ( Cancer borealis). Fractions obtained…”
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Purification and characterization of an insulin-related peptide in the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria: immunolocalization, cDNA cloning, transcript profiling and interaction with neuroparsin by Badisco, Liesbeth, Claeys, Ilse, Van Hiel, Matthias, Clynen, Elke, Huybrechts, Jurgen, Vandersmissen, Tim, Van Soest, Sofie, Vanden Bosch, Luc, Simonet, Gert, Vanden Broeck, Jozef

“…Members of the insulin superfamily are not restricted to vertebrates, but have also been identified in invertebrate species. In the current report, we present…”
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Sexual differentiation in adult insects: Male-specific cuticular yellowing in Schistocerca gregaria as a model for reevaluating some current (neuro)endocrine concepts by De Loof, Arnold, Huybrechts, Jurgen, Geens, Marisa, Vandersmissen, Tim, Boerjan, Bart, Schoofs, Liliane

“…Changes in the color of the cuticle, days after the completion of hardening, are rare in adult insects. Even more so when such changes are specific to one…”
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Pigment-dispersing hormone in Daphnia interneurons, one type homologous to insect clock neurons displaying circadian rhythmicity by Strauß, Johannes, Zhang, Qian, Verleyen, Peter, Huybrechts, Jurgen, Neupert, Susanne, Predel, Reinhard, Pauwels, Kevin, Dircksen, Heinrich

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Development of a real-time PCR assay for measurement of yellow protein mRNA transcription in the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria: A basis for isolation of a peptidergic regulatory factor by Sas, Filip, Begum, Murshida, Vandersmissen, Tim, Geens, Marisa, Claeys, Ilse, Van Soest, Sofie, Huybrechts, Jurgen, Huybrechts, Roger, De Loof, Arnold

“…A major unresolved issue in insect endocrinology concerns the question of whether or not insects have sex hormones. Conclusive evidence in favor of the…”
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Neurotoxic and neurobehavioral effects of kynurenines in adult insects by Cerstiaens, Anja, Huybrechts, Jurgen, Kotanen, Stephen, Lebeau, Ilya, Meylaers, Karen, De Loof, Arnold, Schoofs, Liliane

“…Kynurenines are endogenous metabolites of tryptophan, which are studied extensively in vertebrates with respect to their etiological role in the pathology of…”
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Cloning and characterization of a third isoform of corazonin in the honey bee Apis mellifera by Verleyen, Peter, Baggerman, Geert, Mertens, Inge, Vandersmissen, Tim, Huybrechts, Jurgen, Lommel, Alfons Van, Loof, Arnold De, Schoofs, Liliane

“…The precursor of the insect hormone corazonin has been cloned from the honey bee Apis mellifera. The precursor predicts a novel isoform of corazonin,…”
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Genomics, Transcriptomics, and Peptidomics of Daphnia pulex Neuropeptides and Protein Hormones by Dircksen, Heinrich, Neupert, Susanne, Predel, Reinhard, Verleyen, Peter, Huybrechts, Jurgen, Strauss, Johannes, Hauser, Frank, Stafflinger, Elisabeth, Schneider, Martina, Pauwels, Kevin, Schoofs, Liliane, Grimmelikhuijzen, Cornelis J. P

“…We report 43 novel genes in the water flea Daphnia pulex encoding 73 predicted neuropeptide and protein hormones as partly confirmed by RT-PCR. MALDI-TOF mass…”
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A miniaturized assay to quantify effects of chemicals or physical stimuli upon locust activity by HOSTE, BRUNO, SAS, FILIP, VANDERSMISSEN, TIM, DE LOOF, ARNOLD, BREUER, MICHAEL, HUYBRECHTS, JURGEN

“…Solitary and gregarious locusts differ in many traits, such as body color, morphometrics and behavior. With respect to behavior, solitary animals shun each…”
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From the Genome to the Proteome: Uncovering Peptides in the Apis Brain by Hummon, Amanda B, Richmond, Timothy A, Verleyen, Peter, Baggerman, Geert, Huybrechts, Jurgen, Ewing, Michael A, Vierstraete, Evy, Rodriguez-Zas, Sandra L, Schoofs, Liliane, Robinson, Gene E, Sweedler, Jonathan V

“…Neuropeptides, critical brain peptides that modulate animal behavior by affecting the activity of almost every neuronal circuit, are inherently difficult to…”
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SIFamide illustrates the rapid evolution in Arthropod neuropeptide research by Verleyen, Peter, Huybrechts, Jurgen, Schoofs, Liliane

“…Abstract This review is focussed on SIFamide. This neuropeptide was discovered as a result of an extensive purification process, typical for 20th century…”
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Pigment-dispersing hormone in Daphnia interneurons, one type homologous to insect clock neurons displaying circadian rhythmicity by Strauß, Johannes, Zhang, Qian, Verleyen, Peter, Huybrechts, Jurgen, Neupert, Susanne, Predel, Reinhard, Pauwels, Kevin, Dircksen, Heinrich

“…We report identification of a beta-type pigment-dispersing hormone (PDH) identical in two water flea species, Daphnia magna and Daphnia pulex . It has been…”
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Transfer of Supramolecular Chirality in Block Copoly(thiophene)s by Van den Bergh, Karlien, Huybrechts, Jurgen, Verbiest, Thierry, Koeckelberghs, Guy

“…Line up! A block copolymer, composed of an (achiral) poly(3‐hexylthiophene) and a chiral, poly(3‐(3,7‐dimethyloctyloxy)thiophene) was prepared. It was shown…”
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Neuropeptide and neurohormone precursors in the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum by Huybrechts, J, Bonhomme, J, Minoli, S, Prunier-Leterme, N, Dombrovsky, A, Abdel-Latief, M, Robichon, A, Veenstra, J.A, Tagu, D

“…Aphids respond to environmental changes by developing alternative phenotypes with differing reproductive modes. Parthenogenetic reproduction occurs in spring…”
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Diapausing Colorado potato beetles are devoid of short neuropeptide F I and II by Huybrechts, Jurgen, De Loof, Arnold, Schoofs, Liliane

“…An extract of head ganglia and retrocerebral complexes of nondiapausing and diapausing Leptinotarsa decemlineata was prepared to characterize regulatory…”
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