A comparative survey of the RF-amide peptide superfamily

• 第一著者: Karine Rousseau (auth)
• その他の著者: Hubert Vaudry (auth), Sylvie Dufour (auth)
• フォーマット: 電子媒体 図書の章
• 言語: 英語
• 出版事項: Frontiers Media SA 2015
• シリーズ: Frontiers Research Topics
• 主題: Kisspeptin; GPCRs; PrRP; NPFF; GnIH; RF-amide peptides; evolution; QRFP
• オンライン･アクセス: 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...