Insulin/IGF signaling in Drosophila and other insects: Factors that regulate production, release and post-release action of the insulin-like peptides

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 271-290

  Nässel, Dick R ^a   Broeck, Jozef Vanden ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Insulin; Insulin like growth factors; Metabolism; Neuropeptide release; Nutrient sensing

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; HORMONE; INSECT PROTEIN; INSULIN; NEUROPEPTIDE; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; SOMATOMEDIN;

ANIMAL; DROSOPHILA; GENETICS; INSECT; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; HORMONES; INSECT PROTEINS; INSECTS; INSULIN; INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; NEURONS; NEUROPEPTIDES; REPRODUCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOMATOMEDINS;

EID: 84954057118     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 14209071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-015-2063-3     Document Type: Review

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