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Two nitridergic peptides are encoded by the gene capability in Drosophila melanogaster by Kean, Laura, Cazenave, William, Costes, Laurence, Broderick, Kate E, Graham, Shirley, Pollock, Valerie P, Davies, Shireen A, Veenstra, Jan A, Dow, Julian A T

“…A Drosophila gene (capability, capa) at 99D on chromosome 3R potentially encodes three neuropeptides: GANMGLYAFPRV-amide (capa-1), ASGLVAFPRV-amide (capa-2),…”
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Conservation of capa peptide-induced nitric oxide signalling in Diptera by Pollock, Valerie P, McGettigan, James, Cabrero, Pablo, Maudlin, Ian M, Dow, Julian A T, Davies, Shireen-A

“…In D. melanogaster Malpighian (renal) tubules, the capa peptides stimulate production of nitric oxide (NO) and guanosine 3', 5'-cyclic monophosphate (cGMP),…”
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Isolation and characterization of a leucokinin-like peptide of Drosophila melanogaster by Terhzaz, S, O'Connell, F C, Pollock, V P, Kean, L, Davies, S A, Veenstra, J A, Dow, J A

“…The leucokinin (LK) family of neuropeptides has been found widely amongst invertebrates. A member of this family was purified from adults of the fruit fly…”
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A conserved domain of alkaline phosphatase expression in the Malpighian tubules of dipteran insects by Cabrero, Pablo, Pollock, Valerie P, Davies, Shireen A, Dow, Julian A T

“…Malpighian (renal) tubules are key components of the insect osmoregulatory system and show correspondingly great diversity in both number and length. Recently,…”
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NorpA and itpr mutants reveal roles for phospholipase C and inositol (1,4,5)- trisphosphate receptor in Drosophila melanogaster renal function by Pollock, Valerie P, Radford, Jonathan C, Pyne, Susan, Hasan, Gaiti, Dow, Julian A T, Davies, Shireen-A

“…Mutants of norpA, encoding phospholipase C beta (PLC beta), and itpr, encoding inositol (1,4,5)-trisphosphate receptor (IP(3)R), both attenuate response to…”
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Model organisms: new insights into ion channel and transporter function. L-type calcium channels regulate epithelial fluid transport in Drosophila melanogaster by MacPherson, M R, Pollock, V P, Broderick, K E, Kean, L, O'Connell, F C, Dow, J A, Davies, S A

“…The neuropeptide CAP2b stimulates fluid transport obligatorily via calcium entry, nitric oxide, and cGMP in Drosophila melanogaster Malpighian (renal) tubules…”
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Transient Receptor Potential-Like Channels Are Essential for Calcium Signaling and Fluid Transport in a Drosophila Epithelium by MacPherson, Matthew R, Pollock, Valerie P, Kean, Laura, Southall, Tony D, Giannakou, Maria E, Broderick, Kate E, Dow, Julian A. T, Hardie, Roger C, Davies, Shireen A

“…Calcium signaling is an important mediator of neuropeptide-stimulated fluid transport by Drosophila Malpighian (renal) tubules. We demonstrate the first…”
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Transient Receptor Potential-Like Channels Are Essential for Calcium Signaling and Fluid Transport in a Drosophila Epithelium by MacPherson, Matthew R, Pollock, Valerie P, Kean, Laura, Southall, Tony D

“…Calcium signaling is an important mediator of neuropeptide-stimulated fluid transport by Drosophila Malpighian (renal) tubules. We demonstrate the first…”
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