Neuropeptide amidation in drosophila: Separate genes encode the two enzymes catalyzing amidation

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1363-1376

  Kolhekar, Aparna S ^a   Roberts, Marie S ^b   Jiang, Ning ^b   Johnson, Richard C ^a   Mains, Richard E ^a   Eipper, Betty A ^a   Taghert, Paul H ^b,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Drosophila; genetics; neuropeptide biosynthesis; P element; PAM; PHM; amidation

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMIDATING ENZYME; LYASE; NEUROPEPTIDE; RNA;

AMIDATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EVOLUTION; GENE CONTROL; GENE FUNCTION; LARVA; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TRANSPOSON;

EID: 0031015941     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-04-01363.1997     Document Type: Article

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