TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Identification of neuropeptide Y-like conopeptides from the venom of Conus betulinus
JO  - Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica
A1  - Wu, Xueyuan
A1  - Shao, Xiaoxia
A1  - Guo, Zhan-Yun
A1  - Chi, Cheng-Wu
SP  - 502
EP  - 505
VL  - 42
IS  - 7
N2  - Neuropeptide Y (NPY) is a ubiquitous endocrine neuropeptide found in vertebrate and invertebrate. In our present work, two NPY-like exocrine conopeptides (designated as cono-NPYs) were first identified in the venom of cone snails. Both cono-NPYs showed sequence characteristics of invertebrate NPYs, suggesting that some exocrine venom peptides are probably evolved from the preexisting endocrine peptides during the evolution of cone snails.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1672-9145
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/abbs/gmq042
ID  - ref1
ER  -