Arthropod IGF, relaxin and gonadulin, putative orthologs of Drosophila insulin-like peptides 6, 7 and 8, likely originated from an ancient gene triplication

Enhanced genome assembly and a new official gene set for Tribolium castaneum

(2020) Nicolae Herndon et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Gonadulins, the fourth type of insulin-related peptides in decapods

(2020) Jan A. Veenstra   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

DNA Methylation Patterns in the Social Spider, Stegodyphus dumicola

(2019) Shenglin Liu et al.   Genes

SignalP 5.0 improves signal peptide predictions using deep neural networks

(2019) José Juan Almagro Armenteros et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

High-quality genome assembly of the silkworm, Bombyx mori

(2019) Munetaka Kawamoto et al.   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

The expression of cockroach insulin-like peptides is differentially regulated by physiological conditions and affected by compensatory regulation

(2019) Júlia Castro-Arnau et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY

Coleoptera genome and transcriptome sequences reveal numerous differences in neuropeptide signaling between species

(2019) Jan A. Veenstra   PeerJ

Genomic landscape and genetic manipulation of the black soldier fly Hermetia illucens, a natural waste recycler

(2019) Shuai Zhan et al.   CELL RESEARCH

A specific type of insulin-like peptide regulates the conditional growth of a beetle weapon

(2019) Yasukazu Okada et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

In silico identification of the neuropeptidome of the pond wolf spider Pardosa pseudoannulata

(2019) Na Yu et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

Reconstructed evolution of insulin receptors in insects reveals duplications in early insects and cockroaches

(2018) Lukas Peter Maria Kremer et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY PART B-MOLECULAR AND DEVELOPMENTAL EVOLUTION

The biology and evolution of the Dilp8-Lgr3 pathway: A relaxin-like pathway coupling tissue growth and developmental timing control

(2018) Alisson M. Gontijo et al.   MECHANISMS OF DEVELOPMENT

The genomic and functional landscapes of developmental plasticity in the American cockroach

(2018) Sheng Li et al.   Nature Communications

Hemimetabolous genomes reveal molecular basis of termite eusociality

(2018) Mark C. Harrison et al.   Nature Ecology & Evolution

Improved reference genome of Aedes aegypti informs arbovirus vector control

(2018) Benjamin J. Matthews et al.   NATURE

Understanding Insulin Endocrinology in Decapod Crustacea: Molecular Modelling Characterization of an Insulin-Binding Protein and Insulin-Like Peptides in the Eastern Spiny Lobster, Sagmariasus verreauxi

(2017) Jennifer Chandler et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Transitions between phases of genomic differentiation during stick-insect speciation

(2017) Rüdiger Riesch et al.   Nature Ecology & Evolution

Identification and evolution of two insulin receptor genes involved in Tribolium castaneum development and reproduction

(2016) Ming Sang et al.   GENE

Neuropeptide evolution: Chelicerate neurohormone and neuropeptide genes may reflect one or more whole genome duplications

(2016) Jan A. Veenstra   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

Growth Coordination During Drosophila melanogaster Imaginal Disc Regeneration Is Mediated by Signaling Through the Relaxin Receptor Lgr3 in the Prothoracic Gland

(2016) J. S. Jaszczak et al.   GENETICS

An Insulin-Like Growth Factor in Rhodnius prolixus Is Involved in Post-feeding Nutrient Balance and Growth

(2016) Marina S. Defferrari et al.   Frontiers in Neuroscience

Similarities between decapod and insect neuropeptidomes

(2016) Jan A. Veenstra   PeerJ

Drosophila insulin-like peptide 1 (DILP1) is transiently expressed during non-feeding stages and reproductive dormancy

(2016) Yiting Liu et al.   Scientific Reports

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

(2015) Dick R. Nässel et al.   CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES

Drosophila Lgr3 Couples Organ Growth with Maturation and Ensures Developmental Stability

(2015) Julien Colombani et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

A brain circuit that synchronizes growth and maturation revealed through Dilp8 binding to Lgr3

(2015) Diana M. Vallejo et al.   SCIENCE

Dilp8 requires the neuronal relaxin receptor Lgr3 to couple growth to developmental timing

(2015) Andres Garelli et al.   Nature Communications

Neuronal Control of Metabolism through Nutrient-Dependent Modulation of Tracheal Branching

(2014) Gerit A. Linneweber et al.   CELL

Molecular traces of alternative social organization in a termite genome

(2014) Nicolas Terrapon et al.   Nature Communications

The contribution of the genomes of a termite and a locust to our understanding of insect neuropeptides and neurohormones

(2014) Jan A. Veenstra   Frontiers in Physiology

Female-biased dimorphism underlies a female-specific role for post-embryonic Ilp7 neurons in Drosophila fertility

(2013) M. C. Castellanos et al.   DEVELOPMENT

A secreted decoy of InR antagonizes insulin/IGF signaling to restrict body growth in Drosophila

(2013) N. Okamoto et al.   GENES & DEVELOPMENT

The genome of Mesobuthus martensii reveals a unique adaptation model of arthropods

(2013) Zhijian Cao et al.   Nature Communications

Insulin-like and IGF-like peptides in the silkmoth Bombyx mori: discovery, structure, secretion, and function

(2013) Akira Mizoguchi et al.   Frontiers in Physiology

Imaginal Discs Secrete Insulin-Like Peptide 8 to Mediate Plasticity of Growth and Maturation

(2012) A. Garelli et al.   SCIENCE

Secreted Peptide Dilp8 Coordinates Drosophila Tissue Growth with Developmental Timing

(2012) J. Colombani et al.   SCIENCE

Altered Modes of Stem Cell Division Drive Adaptive Intestinal Growth

(2011) Lucy Erin O'Brien et al.   CELL

Insulin Receptor-Related Receptor as an Extracellular Alkali Sensor

(2011) Igor E. Deyev et al.   Cell Metabolism

In silico cloning of genes encoding neuropeptides, neurohormones and their putative G-protein coupled receptors in a spider mite

(2011) Jan A. Veenstra et al.   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Fast, scalable generation of high-quality protein multiple sequence alignments using Clustal Omega

(2011) F. Sievers et al.   Molecular Systems Biology

The genome of Tetranychus urticae reveals herbivorous pest adaptations

(2011) Miodrag Grbić et al.   NATURE

Full-length transcriptome assembly from RNA-Seq data without a reference genome

(2011) Manfred G Grabherr et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

FastTree 2 – Approximately Maximum-Likelihood Trees for Large Alignments

(2010) Morgan N. Price et al.   PLoS One

Molecular Evolution and Functional Characterization of Drosophila Insulin-Like Peptides

(2010) Sebastian Grönke et al.   PLoS Genetics

A Drosophila Insulin-like Peptide Promotes Growth during Nonfeeding States

(2009) Maija Slaidina et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

A Fat Body-Derived IGF-like Peptide Regulates Postfeeding Growth in Drosophila

(2009) Naoki Okamoto et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

An ecdysteroid-inducible insulin-like growth factor-like peptide regulates adult development of the silkmoth Bombyx mori

(2009) Naoki Okamoto et al.   FEBS Journal

SeaView Version 4: A Multiplatform Graphical User Interface for Sequence Alignment and Phylogenetic Tree Building

(2009) M. Gouy et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Drosophila Egg-Laying Site Selection as a System to Study Simple Decision-Making Processes

(2008) C.-h. Yang et al.   SCIENCE

Postmitotic Specification of Drosophila Insulinergic Neurons from Pioneer Neurons

(2008) Irene Miguel-Aliaga et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY