Identification and expression analysis of the Spodoptera exigua neuropeptidome under different physiological conditions

• Published in: Insect molecular biology Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 161 - 175
• Main Authors: Llopis‐Giménez, A., Han, Y., Kim, Y., Ros, V. I. D., Herrero, S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.04.2019
• Subjects: Animal physiology; Animals; Brain - metabolism; Chemical communication; Communications systems; Feeding behavior; Gastrointestinal Tract - metabolism; Insects; Larva - metabolism; Larvae; lepidopteran; Light; Locomotion; Midgut; Neuromodulation; Neuropeptides; Neuropeptides - metabolism; Neurotransmitters; Organic chemistry; physiology; RNAseq; Spodoptera; Spodoptera - metabolism; Spodoptera - radiation effects; Spodoptera exigua; Starvation; Starvation - metabolism; Temperature; Tissues; physiology; neuropeptides; lepidopteran; RNAseq; Spodoptera

Neuropeptides are small signalling molecules acting as neurohormones, neurotransmitters and neuromodulators. Being part of the chemical communication system between cells within an organism, they are involved in the regulation of different aspects of animal physiology and behaviour such as feeding,...