The FMRFamide-like peptide FLP-2 is involved in the modulation of larval development and adult lifespan by regulating the secretion of the insulin-like peptide INS-35 in Caenorhabditis elegans.
Biosci Biotechnol Biochem
; 86(9): 1231-1239, 2022 Aug 24.
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In the animal kingdom, neuropeptides regulate diverse physiological functions. In invertebrates, FMRFamide and its related peptides, a family of neuropeptides, play an important role as neurotransmitters. The FMRFamide-like peptides (FLPs) are one of the most diverse neuropeptide families and are conserved in nematodes. Our screen for flp genes of the free-living soil nematode Caenorhabditis elegans revealed that the flp-2 gene is involved in the larval development. The gene is also conserved in plant-parasitic root-knot nematodes. Our molecular genetic analyses of the C. elegans flp-2 gene demonstrated as follows (1) the production and secretion of FLP-2, produced in the head neurons, are controlled by environmental factors (growth density and food); (2) the FLP-2 is involved in not only larval development but also adult lifespan by regulating the secretion of one of the insulin-like peptides INS-35, produced in the intestine. These findings provide new insight into the development of new nematicides.
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2022
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