Citation

Wu X, Shao X, Guo ZY, Chi CW. Acta Biochim. Biophys. Sin. (Shanghai) 2010; 42(7): 502-505.

Affiliation

Institute of Protein Research, College of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Oxford University Press)

DOI

10.1093/abbs/gmq042

PMID

20705590

Abstract

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.

Language: en