A Novel Biological Role of Tachykinins as an Up-Regulator of Oocyte Growth: Identification of an Evolutionary Origin of Tachykininergic Functions in the Ovary of the Ascidian, Ciona intestinalis

Tachykinins (TKs) and their receptors have been shown to be expressed in the mammalian ovary. However, the biological roles of ovarian TKs have yet to be verified. Ci-TK-I and Ci-TK-R, characterized from the protochordate (ascidian), Ciona intestinalis, are prototypes of vertebrate TKs and their rec...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Endocrinology (Philadelphia) 2008-09, Vol.149 (9), p.4346-4356
Hauptverfasser:	Aoyama, Masato, Kawada, Tsuyoshi, Fujie, Manabu, Hotta, Kohji, Sakai, Tsubasa, Sekiguchi, Toshio, Oka, Kotaro, Satoh, Nori, Satake, Honoo
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Biological and medical sciences Biological Evolution Cathepsin D Chymotrypsin Ciona intestinalis Ciona intestinalis - physiology DNA chips DNA microarrays Enzymatic activity Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Gametocytes Gene expression Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic - drug effects Models, Biological Molecular modelling Oocytes Oocytes - drug effects Oocytes - growth & development Oogenesis - drug effects Ovaries Ovary - drug effects Ovary - metabolism Ovary - physiology Peptide Hydrolases - genetics Peptide Hydrolases - metabolism Phylogeny Protease inhibitors Proteinase inhibitors Real time Receptor mechanisms Receptors Receptors, Tachykinin - genetics Receptors, Tachykinin - metabolism Receptors, Tachykinin - physiology Tachykinins - pharmacology Tissue Distribution Up-Regulation Vertebrates Vertebrates: endocrinology
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