Modulation of neuroplastic changes and corticotropin-releasing factor-associated behavior by a phylogenetically ancient and conserved peptide family
| Autor: | Dhan Chand, Louise de Lannoy, Laura A. Tan, Reuben De Almeida, David A. Lovejoy, Mei Xu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Cell type Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Regulator Peptide Peptide hormone Neuroprotection Evolution Molecular Endocrinology Stress Physiological Internal medicine medicine Humans Cytoskeleton Phylogeny chemistry.chemical_classification Teneurin Neuronal Plasticity biology Transmembrane protein Cell biology Multicellular organism chemistry biology.protein Animal Science and Zoology |
| Zdroj: | General and comparative endocrinology. 176(3) |
| ISSN: | 1095-6840 |
| Popis: | The co-evolution of peptides and early cells some 3.7 billion years ago provided bioactive peptides with a long history for the proliferation and refinement of peptide hormones. Central to the adaptation and evolution of cell types in metazoans is the development of peptide signaling systems that regulate stress mechanisms. The corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) family of peptides represents the canonical family of peptides that are pivotal to the regulation of stress in vertebrates. However, these peptides appear to have evolved at least 2 billion years after the formation of the first postulated bioactive peptides, suggesting that before this, other peptide systems played a role in stress and energy metabolism. The teneurin C-terminal associated peptides (TCAPs) are a recently discovered family of highly conserved peptides that are processed from the teneurin transmembrane proteins. This peptide/protein system is ubiquitous in multicellular organisms and evolved before the CRF family. TCAP-1 is a potent regulator of CRF-associated physiology and behavior and may play a significant role in the regulation of cell-to-cell communication and neuroplasticity in neurons. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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