The dawn and evolution of hormones in the adenohypophysis
H Kawauchi, SA Sower - General and comparative endocrinology, 2006 - Elsevier
The adenohypophysial hormones have been believed to have evolved from several
ancestral genes by duplication followed by evolutionary divergence. To understand the …
ancestral genes by duplication followed by evolutionary divergence. To understand the …
Evolution of POMC: origin, phylogeny, posttranslational processing, and the melanocortins
RM Dores, AJ Baron - Annals of the New York Academy of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The proopiomelanocortin (POMC) gene was most likely derived from an ancestral opioid‐
coding gene following the 1R chordate genome duplication event. During the radiation of …
coding gene following the 1R chordate genome duplication event. During the radiation of …
Genome duplication events and functional reduction of ploidy levels in sturgeon (Acipenser, Huso and Scaphirhynchus)
A Ludwig, NM Belfiore, C Pitra, V Svirsky… - Genetics, 2001 - academic.oup.com
Sturgeon (order Acipenserformes) provide an ideal taxonomic context for examination of
genome duplication events. Multiple levels of ploidy exist among these fish. In a novel …
genome duplication events. Multiple levels of ploidy exist among these fish. In a novel …
The central melanocortin system regulates food intake in goldfish
JM Cerdá-Reverter, HB Schiöth, RE Peter - Regulatory peptides, 2003 - Elsevier
Posttranscriptional processing of proopiomelanocortin (POMC) yields melanocortin
peptides, which are involved in the regulation of energy balance in mammals. The sequence …
peptides, which are involved in the regulation of energy balance in mammals. The sequence …
Evolution of the melanocortin system
R Cortés, S Navarro, MJ Agulleiro, R Guillot… - General and …, 2014 - Elsevier
The melanocortin system is one of the most complex of the hormonal systems. It involves
different agonists encoded in the multiplex precursor proopiomelanocortin (POMC) or in …
different agonists encoded in the multiplex precursor proopiomelanocortin (POMC) or in …
Evolution of melanocortin systems in fish
A Takahashi, H Kawauchi - General and Comparative Endocrinology, 2006 - Elsevier
Proopiomelanocortin (POMC) is a common precursor of melanocortin (MC), the collective
term for adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and melanophore-stimulating hormone …
term for adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and melanophore-stimulating hormone …
Analyzing the evolution of the opioid/orphanin gene family
RM Dores, S Lecaudé, D Bauer… - Mass spectrometry …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract I. Introduction 220 II. Proenkephalin 223 III. Prodynorphin 228 IV. Proorphanin 230
V. Proopiomelanocortin 233 VI. Post‐Translational Processing Mechanisms 236 VII. Origin …
V. Proopiomelanocortin 233 VI. Post‐Translational Processing Mechanisms 236 VII. Origin …
Trends in the evolution of the proopiomelanocortin gene
RM Dores, S Lecaude - General and comparative endocrinology, 2005 - Elsevier
The POMC gene is perhaps the most extensively studied member of the opioid/orphanin
gene family. In Phylum Chordata this gene has been characterized in representatives of …
gene family. In Phylum Chordata this gene has been characterized in representatives of …
Complex structural and regulatory evolution of the pro-opiomelanocortin gene family
The melanocortin system is a neuroendocrine machinery that has been associated with
phenotypic diversification in a number of vertebrate lineages. Central to the highly …
phenotypic diversification in a number of vertebrate lineages. Central to the highly …
Seasonal changes in CRF-I and urotensin I transcript levels in masu salmon: correlation with cortisol secretion during spawning
CG Westring, H Ando, T Kitahashi, RK Bhandari… - General and …, 2008 - Elsevier
Pacific salmon employ a semelparous reproductive strategy where sexual maturation is
followed by rapid senescence and death. Cortisol overproduction has been implicated as …
followed by rapid senescence and death. Cortisol overproduction has been implicated as …