Ion transport peptide regulates body water balance via a receptor guanylyl cyclase in the Drosophila hindgut
Akira Watanabe, Takashi Koyama, Olga I. Kubrak, Michael James Texada, Megumi Furumitsu, Eiko Iwakoshi-Ukena, Roilea Maxson, Taishi Yoshii, Shu Kondo, Naoki Yamanaka, Kazuyoshi Ukena, Kim Rewitz, Ryusuke Niwa, Naoki Okamoto
This study identifies saITP and Gyc76C as key regulators of water balance in Drosophila hindgut via a neuroendocrine axis.
bioRxiv · Oct 24, 2025 · PreprintPhysiology