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Function and Distribution of the Wamide Neuropeptide Superfamily in Metazoans

The Wamide neuropeptide superfamily is of interest due to its distinctive functions in regulating life cycle transitions, metamorphic hormone signaling, and several aspects of digestive system function, from gut muscle contraction to satiety and fat storage. Due to variation among researchers in nam...

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Autor principal: Williams, Elizabeth A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7270403/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32547494
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2020.00344
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description The Wamide neuropeptide superfamily is of interest due to its distinctive functions in regulating life cycle transitions, metamorphic hormone signaling, and several aspects of digestive system function, from gut muscle contraction to satiety and fat storage. Due to variation among researchers in naming conventions, a global view of Wamide signaling in animals in terms of conservation or diversification of function is currently lacking. Here, I summarize the phylogenetic distribution of Wamide neuropeptides based on current data and describe recent findings in the areas of Wamide receptors and biological functions. Common trends that emerge across Cnidarians and protostomes are the presence of multiple Wamide receptors within a single organism, and the fact that Wamide signaling likely functions across an extensive variety of biological systems, including visual, circadian, and reproductive systems. Important areas of focus for future research are the further identification of Wamide-receptor pairs, confirmation of the phylogenetic distribution of Wamides through largescale sequencing and mass spectrometry, and assignment of different functions to specific subsets of Wamide-expressing neurons. More extensive study of Wamide signaling throughout larval development in a greater number of phyla is also important in order to understand the role of Wamides in hormonal regulation. Defining the evolution and function of neuropeptide signaling in animal nervous systems will benefit from an increased understanding of Wamide function and signaling mechanisms in a wider variety of organisms, beyond the traditional model systems.
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spelling pubmed-72704032020-06-15 Function and Distribution of the Wamide Neuropeptide Superfamily in Metazoans Williams, Elizabeth A. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) Endocrinology The Wamide neuropeptide superfamily is of interest due to its distinctive functions in regulating life cycle transitions, metamorphic hormone signaling, and several aspects of digestive system function, from gut muscle contraction to satiety and fat storage. Due to variation among researchers in naming conventions, a global view of Wamide signaling in animals in terms of conservation or diversification of function is currently lacking. Here, I summarize the phylogenetic distribution of Wamide neuropeptides based on current data and describe recent findings in the areas of Wamide receptors and biological functions. Common trends that emerge across Cnidarians and protostomes are the presence of multiple Wamide receptors within a single organism, and the fact that Wamide signaling likely functions across an extensive variety of biological systems, including visual, circadian, and reproductive systems. Important areas of focus for future research are the further identification of Wamide-receptor pairs, confirmation of the phylogenetic distribution of Wamides through largescale sequencing and mass spectrometry, and assignment of different functions to specific subsets of Wamide-expressing neurons. More extensive study of Wamide signaling throughout larval development in a greater number of phyla is also important in order to understand the role of Wamides in hormonal regulation. Defining the evolution and function of neuropeptide signaling in animal nervous systems will benefit from an increased understanding of Wamide function and signaling mechanisms in a wider variety of organisms, beyond the traditional model systems. Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-05-28 /pmc/articles/PMC7270403/ /pubmed/32547494 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2020.00344 Text en Copyright © 2020 Williams. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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Function and Distribution of the Wamide Neuropeptide Superfamily in Metazoans
title Function and Distribution of the Wamide Neuropeptide Superfamily in Metazoans
title_full Function and Distribution of the Wamide Neuropeptide Superfamily in Metazoans
title_fullStr Function and Distribution of the Wamide Neuropeptide Superfamily in Metazoans
title_full_unstemmed Function and Distribution of the Wamide Neuropeptide Superfamily in Metazoans
title_short Function and Distribution of the Wamide Neuropeptide Superfamily in Metazoans
title_sort function and distribution of the wamide neuropeptide superfamily in metazoans
topic Endocrinology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7270403/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32547494
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2020.00344
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