Spexin and a Novel Cichlid-Specific Spexin Paralog Both Inhibit FSH and LH Through a Specific Galanin Receptor (Galr2b) in Tilapia

Evolution of Structural and Functional Diversity of Spexin in Mammalian and Non-mammalian Vertebrate Species

(2019) Chor Hong Lim et al.   Frontiers in Endocrinology

Deciphering Direct and Indirect Effects of Neurokinin B and GnRH in the Brain-Pituitary Axis of Tilapia

(2019) Naama Mizrahi et al.   Frontiers in Endocrinology

Spexin in the half-smooth tongue sole (Cynoglossus semilaevis): molecular cloning, expression profiles, and physiological effects

(2018) Shengpeng Wang et al.   FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Molecular cloning, characterization and expression analysis of spexin in spotted scat ( Scatophagus argus )

(2018) Si-ping Deng et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

Facing the Challenges of Neuropeptide Gene Knockouts: Why Do They Not Inhibit Reproduction in Adult Teleost Fish?

(2018) Vance L. Trudeau   Frontiers in Neuroscience

Decreased Spexin Levels in Patients with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes

(2018) Anara Karaca et al.   MEDICAL PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE

Understanding explosive diversification through cichlid fish genomics

(2018) Walter Salzburger   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

Responsiveness of pituitary to galanin throughout the reproductive cycle of male European sea bass ( Dicentrarchus labrax )

(2017) P. Pinto et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

Effects of melanocortin-4 receptor agonists and antagonists on expression of genes related to reproduction in spotted scat, Scatophagus argus

(2017) Dong-Neng Jiang et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMICAL SYSTEMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY

Spexin Suppress Food Intake in Zebrafish: Evidence from Gene Knockout Study

(2017) Binbin Zheng et al.   Scientific Reports

Molecular cloning and functional characterization of spexin in orange-spotted grouper ( Epinephelus coioides )

(2016) Shuisheng Li et al.   COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

MEGA7: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis Version 7.0 for Bigger Datasets

(2016) Sudhir Kumar et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Anatomical and functional gonadotrope networks in the teleost pituitary

(2016) Matan Golan et al.   Scientific Reports

Architecture of GnRH-Gonadotrope-Vasculature Reveals a Dual Mode of Gonadotropin Regulation in Fish

(2015) Matan Golan et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Ya-fish (Schizothorax prenanti) spexin: identification, tissue distribution and mRNA expression responses to periprandial and fasting

(2015) Hongwei Wu et al.   FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

LPXRFa, the Piscine Ortholog of GnIH, and LPXRF Receptor Positively Regulate Gonadotropin Secretion in Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

(2014) Jakob Biran et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Coevolution of the Spexin/Galanin/Kisspeptin Family: Spexin Activates Galanin Receptor Type II and III

(2014) Dong-Kyu Kim et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Production, gene structure and characterization of two orthologs of leptin and a leptin receptor in tilapia

(2014) Michal Shpilman et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

Long-term GnRH-induced gonadotropin secretion in a novel hypothalamo-pituitary slice culture from tilapia brain

(2014) Corinne L. Bloch et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

GINIP, a G αi -Interacting Protein, Functions as a Key Modulator of Peripheral GABA B Receptor-Mediated Analgesia

(2014) Stéphane Gaillard et al.   NEURON

Spexin is a novel human peptide that reduces adipocyte uptake of long chain fatty acids and causes weight loss in rodents with diet-induced obesity

(2014) José L. Walewski et al.   Obesity

Goldfish spexin: solution structure and novel function as a satiety factor in feeding control

(2013) Matthew K. H. Wong et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM

Dopamine Inhibits Reproduction in Female Zebrafish (Danio rerio) via Three Pituitary D2 Receptor Subtypes

(2013) Romain Fontaine et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Social dominance in tilapia is associated with gonadotroph hyperplasia

(2013) Matan Golan et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

Signal transduction involved in GnRH2-stimulation of identified LH-producing gonadotropes from lhb-GFP transgenic medaka (Oryzias latipes)

(2013) Rønnaug A.U. Strandabø et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY

A novel neuropeptide in suppressing luteinizing hormone release in goldfish, Carassius auratus

(2013) Yun Liu et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY

AgRP and POMC Neurons Are Hypophysiotropic and Coordinately Regulate Multiple Endocrine Axes in a Larval Teleost

(2012) Chao Zhang et al.   Cell Metabolism

Neurokinin Bs and neurokinin B receptors in zebrafish-potential role in controlling fish reproduction

(2012) J. Biran et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Galanin Receptors and Ligands

(2012) Kristin E. B. Webling et al.   Frontiers in Endocrinology

Secretoneurin stimulates the production and release of luteinizing hormone in mouse LβT2 gonadotropin cells

(2011) E. Zhao et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM

Peptides derived from the prohormone proNPQ/spexin are potent central modulators of cardiovascular and renal function and nociception

(2011) Lawrence Toll et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

Neuroendocrine control by dopamine of teleost reproduction

(2010) S. Dufour et al.   JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY

Expression of the spexin gene in the rat adrenal gland and evidences suggesting that spexin inhibits adrenocortical cell proliferation

(2010) Marcin Rucinski et al.   PEPTIDES

Seasonal relationship between gonadotropin, growth hormone, and estrogen receptor mRNA expression in the pituitary gland of largemouth bass

(2009) Christopher J. Martyniuk et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

Perspectives on fish gonadotropins and their receptors

(2009) B. Levavi-Sivan et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

Neuroendocrinology of reproduction in teleost fish

(2009) Yonathan Zohar et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

Molecular Identification and Functional Characterization of the Kisspeptin/Kisspeptin Receptor System in Lower Vertebrates1

(2008) Jakob Biran et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION