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Molecular evolution of GPCRs: Kisspeptin/kisspeptin receptors.
Journal of molecular endocrinology - 1 Jun 2014
Pasquier Jérémy, Kamech Nédia, Lafont Anne-Gaëlle, Vaudry Hubert, Rousseau Karine, Dufour Sylvie
Abstract excerpt
Following the discovery of kisspeptin (Kiss) and its receptor (GPR54 or KissR) in mammals, phylogenetic studies revealed up to three Kiss and four KissR paralogous genes in other vertebrates. The multiplicity of Kiss and KissR types in vertebrates probably originated from the two rounds of whole-genome duplication (1R and 2R) that occurred in early vertebrates. This review examines compelling recent advances on...
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