Search Results - "Zels, Sven"

Molecular mechanisms of LL-37-induced receptor activation: An overview by Verjans, Eddy-Tim, Zels, Sven, Luyten, Walter, Landuyt, Bart, Schoofs, Liliane

“…•The human cathelicidin LL-37 is an antimicrobial peptide able to selectively modulate host immune responses.•LL-37 activates various putative cell surface…”
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Regulation of Feeding and Metabolism by Neuropeptide F and Short Neuropeptide F in Invertebrates by Fadda, Melissa, Hasakiogullari, Ilayda, Temmerman, Liesbet, Beets, Isabel, Zels, Sven, Schoofs, Liliane

“…Numerous neuropeptide systems have been implicated to coordinately control energy homeostasis, both centrally and peripherally. However, the vertebrate…”
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System-wide mapping of peptide-GPCR interactions in C. elegans by Beets, Isabel, Zels, Sven, Vandewyer, Elke, Demeulemeester, Jonas, Caers, Jelle, Baytemur, Esra, Courtney, Amy, Golinelli, Luca, Hasakioğulları, İlayda, Schafer, William R., Vértes, Petra E., Mirabeau, Olivier, Schoofs, Liliane

“…Neuropeptides and peptide hormones are ancient, widespread signaling molecules that underpin almost all brain functions. They constitute a broad…”
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Food Sensation Modulates Locomotion by Dopamine and Neuropeptide Signaling in a Distributed Neuronal Network by Oranth, Alexandra, Schultheis, Christian, Tolstenkov, Oleg, Erbguth, Karen, Nagpal, Jatin, Hain, David, Brauner, Martin, Wabnig, Sebastian, Steuer Costa, Wagner, McWhirter, Rebecca D., Zels, Sven, Palumbos, Sierra, Miller III, David M., Beets, Isabel, Gottschalk, Alexander

“…Finding food and remaining at a food source are crucial survival strategies. We show how neural circuits and signaling molecules regulate these food-related…”
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Functional characterization of the short neuropeptide F receptor in the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria by Dillen, Senne, Zels, Sven, Verlinden, Heleen, Spit, Jornt, Van Wielendaele, Pieter, Vanden Broeck, Jozef

“…Whereas short neuropeptide F (sNPF) has already been reported to stimulate feeding behaviour in a variety of insect species, the opposite effect was observed…”
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Regulation of feeding by Neuropeptide F in the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria by Van Wielendaele, Pieter, Dillen, Senne, Zels, Sven, Badisco, Liesbeth, Vanden Broeck, Jozef

“…Our knowledge on the physiological function of the insect Neuropeptide F (NPF) mostly comes from studies in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, where NPF…”
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More than two decades of research on insect neuropeptide GPCRs: an overview by Caers, Jelle, Verlinden, Heleen, Zels, Sven, Vandersmissen, Hans Peter, Vuerinckx, Kristel, Schoofs, Liliane

“…This review focuses on the state of the art on neuropeptide receptors in insects. Most of these receptors are G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) and are…”
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Effects of different dietary conditions on the expression of trypsin- and chymotrypsin-like protease genes in the digestive system of the migratory locust, Locusta migratoria by Spit, Jornt, Zels, Sven, Dillen, Senne, Holtof, Michiel, Wynant, Niels, Vanden Broeck, Jozef

“…While technological advancements have recently led to a steep increase in genomic and transcriptomic data, and large numbers of protease sequences are being…”
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Signaling properties and pharmacological analysis of two sulfakinin receptors from the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum by Zels, Sven, Verlinden, Heleen, Dillen, Senne, Vleugels, Rut, Nachman, Ronald J, Vanden Broeck, Jozef

“…Sulfakinin is an insect neuropeptide that constitutes an important component of the complex network of hormonal and neural factors that regulate feeding and…”
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Molecular cloning and characterization of the allatotropin precursor and receptor in the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria by Lismont, Els, Vleugels, Rut, Marchal, Elisabeth, Badisco, Liesbeth, Van Wielendaele, Pieter, Lenaerts, Cynthia, Zels, Sven, Tobe, Stephen S, Vanden Broeck, Jozef, Verlinden, Heleen

“…Allatotropins (ATs) are pleiotropic neuropeptides initially isolated from the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta. In 2008, the first receptor for AT-like peptides…”
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A Caenorhabditis elegans Mass Spectrometric Resource for Neuropeptidomics by Van Bael, Sven, Zels, Sven, Boonen, Kurt, Beets, Isabel, Schoofs, Liliane, Temmerman, Liesbet

“…Neuropeptides are important signaling molecules used by nervous systems to mediate and fine-tune neuronal communication. They can function as neurotransmitters…”
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Evolutionarily conserved TRH neuropeptide pathway regulates growth in Caenorhabditis elegans by Van Sinay, Elien, Mirabeau, Olivier, Depuydt, Geert, Van Hiel, Matthias Boris, Peymen, Katleen, Watteyne, Jan, Zels, Sven, Schoofs, Liliane, Beets, Isabel

“…In vertebrates thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) is a highly conserved neuropeptide that exerts the hormonal control of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)…”
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Characterization of a tachykinin signalling system in the bivalve mollusc Crassostrea gigas by Dubos, Marie-Pierre, Zels, Sven, Schwartz, Julie, Pasquier, Jeremy, Schoofs, Liliane, Favrel, Pascal

“…•In oyster, TK signaling is involved in the regulation of various physiological processes including reproduction.•Oyster TK precursor gene is expressed in the…”
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Neuropeptide F regulates male reproductive processes in the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria by Van Wielendaele, Pieter, Wynant, Niels, Dillen, Senne, Zels, Sven, Badisco, Liesbeth, Vanden Broeck, Jozef

“…Although Neuropeptide F (NPF) has been identified in different insect species, its function has mainly been studied in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster,…”
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Identification of the short neuropeptide F precursor in the desert locust: Evidence for an inhibitory role of sNPF in the control of feeding by Dillen, Senne, Verdonck, Rik, Zels, Sven, Van Wielendaele, Pieter, Vanden Broeck, Jozef

“…•The sNPF precursor of Schistocerca gregaria was identified and shown to contain both known Schgr-sNPF isoforms.•The Schgr-sNPF precursor transcript is present…”
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Sulfakinin is an important regulator of digestive processes in the migratory locust, Locusta migratoria by Zels, Sven, Dillen, Senne, Crabbé, Katleen, Spit, Jornt, Nachman, Ronald J., Vanden Broeck, Jozef

“…Sulfakinin (SK) is a sulfated insect neuropeptide that is best known for its function as a satiety factor. It displays structural and functional similarities…”
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Mode of action of allatostatins in the regulation of juvenile hormone biosynthesis in the cockroach, Diploptera punctata by Huang, Juan, Marchal, Elisabeth, Hult, Ekaterina F., Zels, Sven, Vanden Broeck, Jozef, Tobe, Stephen S.

“…The FGLamide allatostatins (FGL/ASTs) are a family of neuropeptides with pleiotropic functions, including the inhibition of juvenile hormone (JH) biosynthesis,…”
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Signaling properties and pharmacological analysis of two sulfakinin receptors from the red flour beetle, Triboiium castaneum by Zels, Sven, Verlinden, Heleen, Dillen, Senne, Vleugels, Rut, Nachman, Ronald J, Broeck, Jozef Vanden

“…Sulfakinin is an insect neuropeptide that constitutes an important component of the complex network of hormonal and neural factors that regulate feeding and…”
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Characterization of a neuropeptide F receptor in the tsetse fly, Glossina morsitans morsitans by Caers, Jelle, Van Hiel, Matthias B., Peymen, Katleen, Zels, Sven, Van Rompay, Liesbeth, Van Den Abbeele, Jan, Schoofs, Liliane, Beets, Isabel

“…[Display omitted] •npf and npfr cDNA sequences were cloned from the tsetse fly, G. m. morsitans.•Glomo-NPF concentration-dependently activates Glomo-NPFR in…”
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Growth-inhibition effects of pacifastin-like peptides on a pest insect: The desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria by Spit, Jornt, Breugelmans, Bert, van Hoef, Vincent, Simonet, Gert, Zels, Sven, Broeck, Jozef Vanden

“…• New strategy to delay compensatory response mechanisms in polyphagous insects. • Pacifastin-like inhibitor peptides inhibit digestive enzymes in desert…”
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