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Identification of beetles neuropeptides with homology to vertebrate peptides

2013/09/D/NZ3/00002

Keywords:

peptidomics insect neuropeptides mass spectrometry myotropic neuropeptides heart contractile activity cardiomyocytes gut motility oviduct contractile activity Zophobas atratus Tenebrio molitor Coleoptera

Descriptors:

  • NZ3_6: Cell neurobiology
  • NZ3_2: Cell physiology
  • NZ4_8: Neuroendocrinology

Panel:

NZ3 - Cellular and developmental biology: cell biology, developmental biology, ageing biology, neurobiology

Host institution :

Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu, Wydział Biologii

woj. wielkopolskie

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Principal investigator (from the host institution):

dr Paweł Marciniak 

Number of co-investigators in the project: 4

Call: SONATA 5 - announced on 2013-03-15

Amount awarded: 525 197 PLN

Project start date (Y-m-d): 2014-02-06

Project end date (Y-m-d): 2017-12-05

Project duration:: 46 months (the same as in the proposal)

Project status: Project settled

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  • Publication in academic press/journals (2)
  1. Different processing of CAPA and pyrokinin precursors in the giant mealworm beetle Zophobas atratus (Tenebrionidae) and the boll weevil Anthonomus grandis (Curculionidae)
    Authors:
    Neupert S., Marciniak P., Kohler R., Nachman R.J., Suh Ch., Predel R.
    Academic press:
    General and Comparative Endocrinology (rok: 2017, tom: -, strony: -), Wydawca: Elsevier
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1016/j.ygcen.2017.08.026 - link to the publication
  2. Insect peptides – perspectives in human desease treatment
    Authors:
    Chowański S., Adamski Z., Lubawy J., Marciniak P., Pacholska-Bogalska J., Słocińska M., Spochacz M., Szymczak M., Urbański A., Walkowiak-Nowicka K., Rosiński G.
    Academic press:
    Current Medicinal Chemistry (rok: 2017, tom: 24, strony: 3116-3152), Wydawca: Bentham Science
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.2174/0929867324666170523120656 - link to the publication