Insight into tachykinin-related peptides, their receptors, and invertebrate tachykinins: a review.
Zoolog Sci
; 20(5): 533-49, 2003 May.
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| ID: mdl-12777825
ABSTRACT
Tachykinins (TKs) constitute the largest vertebrate neuropeptide family with multifunctions in central and peripheral tissues. In several invertebrate species, two types of structurally related peptides, 'tachykinin-related peptides (TKRPs)' and 'invertebrate tachykinins (inv-TKs)' have been identified. TKRPs, isolated from the nerve and/or gut tissues, contain the common C-terminal sequence -Phe-X-Gly-Y-Arg-NH(2) (X and Y are variable) analogous to the vertebrate TK consensus -Phe-X-Gly-Leu-Met-NH(2), and exhibit vertebrate TK-like contractile activity on invertebrate gut tissues. Inv-TKs have been shown to be present exclusively in the salivary gland of several species, to share vertebrate TK consensus motif, and to possess TK-like potencies on vertebrate, not invertebrate tissues. However, the functional and evolutionary relevance of TKRPs and inv-TKs to vertebrate TKs remains to be understood. Recent studies have revealed that TKRP precursors dramatically differ from vertebrate preprotachykinins in structural organization and that TKRP receptors share structural and functional properties with vertebrate TK receptors. Moreover, the C-terminal arginine in TKRPs has been shown to play an essential role in discriminating their receptors from vertebrate TK receptors. Such recent marked progress is expected to enhance further investigation of biological roles of TKRPs. This review provides an overview of the basic findings obtained previously and a buildup of new knowledge regarding TKRPs and inv-TKs. We also compare TKRPs and inv-TKs to vertebrate TKs with regard to evolutionary relationships in structure and function among these structurally related peptides.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neuropeptídeos
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Taquicininas
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Receptores de Taquicininas
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Invertebrados
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Zoolog Sci
Assunto da revista:
BIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Japão