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Functional characterisation of neuropeptides that act as ligands for both calcitonin-type and pigment-dispersing factor-type receptors in a deuterostome
Xiao Cong, Huachen Liu, Lihua Liu…·Muyan Chen
This paper identifies CT-type neuropeptides in the sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus that act as ligands for both CTR/CLR-type and PDF-type receptors, showing differential signaling and physiological roles in feeding and growth.
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