A comparative survey of the RF-amide peptide superfamily

• Autor principal: Karine Rousseau (auth)
• Otros Autores: Hubert Vaudry (auth), Sylvie Dufour (auth)
• Formato: Electrónico Capítulo de libro
• Lenguaje: inglés
• Publicado: Frontiers Media SA 2015
• Colección: Frontiers Research Topics
• Materias: Kisspeptin; GPCRs; PrRP; NPFF; GnIH; RF-amide peptides; evolution; QRFP
• Acceso en línea: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The discovery, twelve years ago, that the RF-amide peptide kisspeptin, acting via GPR54, is essential for the onset of puberty and reproduction, has been a major breakthrough in reproductive physiology. It has also put in front of the spotlights RF-amide peptides and allowed to revive research on th...