Molecular and functional characterization of a novel gonadotropin- releasing-hormone receptor isolated from the common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 395, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 125-135

  Kanda, Atsuhiro ^a   Takahashi, Toshio ^a   Satake, Honoo ^a   Minakata, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a SUNTORY INSTITUTE FOR BIOORGANIC RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

G protein coupled receptor (GPCR); Gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH); Invertebrate; Molecular evolution; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BRAIN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NEUROLOGY; RNA;

G-PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTOR (GPCR); GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE (GNRH); IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INVERTEBRATE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; REPRODUCTION;

HORMONES;

ESTRADIOL; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; GONADORELIN RECEPTOR; NEUROTRANSMITTER; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BODY MOVEMENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEEDING; FROG; GENE SEQUENCE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTRON; MEMORY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OCTOPUS; OOCYTE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REPRODUCTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; STEROIDOGENESIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; EXONS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; INTRONS; LIGANDS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OCTOPODIFORMES; OOCYTES; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RECEPTORS, LHRH; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN; SPERMATOZOA; XENOPUS;

CEPHALOPODA; CHORDATA; INVERTEBRATA; OCTOPUS; OCTOPUS VULGARIS; VERTEBRATA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 33645564722     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20051615     Document Type: Article

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