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Functions of duplicated genes encoding CCAP receptors in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum.
Journal of insect physiology - 1 Sept 2011
Li Bin, Beeman Richard W, Park Yoonseong
Abstract excerpt
Crustacean cardioactive peptide (CCAP) is a nonapeptide originally isolated from the shore crab, Carcinus maenas, based on its cardioacceleratory activity. This peptide is highly conserved in insects and other arthropods. In insects CCAP also has an essential role in ecdysis behavior. We previously identified two homologous genes, ccapr-1 and ccapr-2, encoding putative CCAP receptors in the red flour beetle,...
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