A Crown-of-Thorns Seastar recombinant relaxin-like gonad-stimulating peptide triggers oocyte maturation and ovulation.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2019.05.009
Abstract: The Acanthaster planci species-complex [Crown-of-Thorns Seastar (COTS)] are highly fecund echinoderms that exhibit population outbreaks on coral reef ecosystems worldwide, including the Australian Great Barrier Reef. A better understanding of the COTS molecular biology is… read more here.
Keywords: gonad stimulating; relaxin like; crown thorns; like gonad ... See more keywords
Structural Characterization of Competence-Stimulating Peptide Analogues Reveals Key Features for ComD1 and ComD2 Receptor Binding in Streptococcus pneumoniae.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.8b00653
Abstract: Streptococcus pneumoniae is an important pathogen that utilizes quorum sensing (QS) to regulate genetic transformation, virulence, and biofilm formation. The competence-stimulating peptide (CSP) is a 17-amino acid signal peptide that is used by S. pneumoniae… read more here.
Keywords: comd1 comd2; streptococcus pneumoniae; stimulating peptide; structural characterization ... See more keywords
A Relaxin-Like Gonad-Stimulating Peptide Appears in the Early Development of the Starfish Patiria pectinifera
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DOI: 10.2108/zs220058
Abstract: Relaxin-like gonad-stimulating peptide (RGP) is a hormone with gonadotropin-like activity in starfish. This study revealed that spawning inducing activity was detected in an extract of brachiolaria larvae of Patiria pectinifera. Spawning inducing activity in the… read more here.
Keywords: early development; like gonad; relaxin like; stimulating peptide ... See more keywords