An FMRFamide Neuropeptide in Cuttlefish Sepia pharaonis : Identification, Characterization, and Potential Function
Neuropeptides are released by neurons that are involved in a wide range of brain functions, such as food intake, metabolism, reproduction, and learning and memory. A full-length cDNA sequence of an gene isolated from the cuttlefish (designated as ) was cloned. The predicted precursor protein contain...
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Published in | Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 25; no. 7; p. 1636 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Switzerland
MDPI AG
02.04.2020
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Summary: | Neuropeptides are released by neurons that are involved in a wide range of brain functions, such as food intake, metabolism, reproduction, and learning and memory. A full-length cDNA sequence of an
gene isolated from the cuttlefish
(designated as
) was cloned. The predicted precursor protein contains one putative signal peptide and four FMRFamide-related peptides. Multiple amino acid and nucleotide sequence alignments showed that it shares 97% similarity with the precursor FMRFamides of
and
and shares 93% and 92% similarity with the
gene of the two cuttlefish species, respectively. Moreover, the phylogenetic analysis also suggested that
FMRFamide and FMRFamides from
and
belong to the same sub-branch. Tissue expression analysis confirmed that
was widely distributed among tissues and predominantly expressed in the brain at the three development stages. The combined effects of
FMRFamide+
GnRH and
FLRFamide+
GnRH showed a marked decrease in the level of the total proteins released in the CHO-K1 cells. This is the first report of
in
and the results may contribute to future studies of neuropeptide evolution or may prove useful for the development of aquaculture methods for this cuttlefish species. |
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ISSN: | 1420-3049 1420-3049 |
DOI: | 10.3390/molecules25071636 |