Identification and characterisation of PRXamide peptides in the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis.
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DOI: 10.1111/imb.12859
Abstract: Insect CAPA-PVK (periviscerokinin) and pyrokinin (PK) neuropeptides belong to the PRX family peptides and are produced from capa and pyrokinin genes. We identified and characterised the two genes from the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis.… read more here.
Keywords: frankliniella occidentalis; thrips frankliniella; western flower; flower thrips ... See more keywords
Myotropic Activities of Tick Pyrokinin Neuropeptides and Analog in Feeding Tissues of Hard Ticks (Ixodidae)
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DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.826399
Abstract: Neuropeptides regulate many important physiological processes in animals. The G protein-coupled receptors of corresponding small neuropeptide ligands are considered promising targets for controlling arthropod pests. Pyrokinins (PKs) are pleiotropic neuropeptides that, in some insect species,… read more here.
Keywords: feeding tissues; pyrokinin; tick species; activity ... See more keywords