Urotensin II-related peptide (Urp) is expressed in motoneurons in zebrafish, but is dispensable for locomotion in larva

Reissner fibre-induced urotensin signalling from cerebrospinal fluid-contacting neurons prevents scoliosis of the vertebrate spine

(2020) Hao Lu et al.   Biology Open

Somatostatin 1.1 contributes to the innate exploration of zebrafish larva

(2020) Feng B. Quan et al.   Scientific Reports

Adrenergic activation modulates the signal from the Reissner fiber to cerebrospinal fluid-contacting neurons during development

(2020) Yasmine Cantaut-Belarif et al.   eLife

Identification and signaling characterization of four urotensin II receptor subtypes in the western clawed frog, Xenopus tropicalis

(2020) Norifumi Konno et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

Characterization of Four Urotensin II Receptors (UTS2Rs) in Chickens

(2020) Lin Cui et al.   PEPTIDES

Genetic compensation triggered by mutant mRNA degradation

(2019) Mohamed A. El-Brolosy et al.   NATURE

Probabilistic Models of Larval Zebrafish Behavior Reveal Structure on Many Scales

(2019) Robert Evan Johnson et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Cilia-driven cerebrospinal fluid flow directs expression of urotensin neuropeptides to straighten the vertebrate body axis

(2018) Xiaoli Zhang et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Intraspinal Sensory Neurons Provide Powerful Inhibition to Motor Circuits Ensuring Postural Control during Locomotion

(2016) Jeffrey Michael Hubbard et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Divergent cardio-ventilatory and locomotor effects of centrally and peripherally administered urotensin II and urotensin II-related peptides in trout

(2015) Gilmer Vanegas et al.   Frontiers in Neuroscience

Comparative Distribution and In Vitro Activities of the Urotensin II-Related Peptides URP1 and URP2 in Zebrafish: Evidence for Their Colocalization in Spinal Cerebrospinal Fluid-Contacting Neurons

(2015) Feng B. Quan et al.   PLoS One

Generation of BAC Transgenic Tadpoles Enabling Live Imaging of Motoneurons by Using the Urotensin II-Related Peptide (ust2b) Gene as a Driver

(2015) Marion Bougerol et al.   PLoS One

Molecular dissection of segment formation in the developing hindbrain

(2014) C. Labalette et al.   DEVELOPMENT

MOLECULAR EVOLUTION OF GPCRS: Somatostatin/urotensin II receptors

(2014) Hervé Tostivint et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated conversion of eGFP- into Gal4-transgenic lines in zebrafish

(2014) Thomas O Auer et al.   Nature Protocols

Urotensin II receptor (UTR) exists in hyaline chondrocytes: A study of peripheral distribution of UTR in the African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis

(2013) Norifumi Konno et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

Impact of gene/genome duplications on the evolution of the urotensin II and somatostatin families

(2013) Hervé Tostivint et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

ZebraZoom: an automated program for high-throughput behavioral analysis and categorization

(2013) Olivier Mirat et al.   Frontiers in Neural Circuits

Characterization of the true ortholog of the urotensin II-related peptide (URP) gene in teleosts

(2012) Feng B. Quan et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

NIH Image to ImageJ: 25 years of image analysis

(2012) Caroline A Schneider et al.   NATURE METHODS

Occurrence of Two Distinct Urotensin II-Related Peptides in Zebrafish Provides New Insight into the Evolutionary History of the Urotensin II Gene Family

(2011) Caroline Parmentier et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Potent cardiovascular effects of homologous urotensin II (UII)-related peptide and UII in unanesthetized eels after peripheral and central injections

(2010) Shigenori Nobata et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-REGULATORY INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY

Urotensin II, from fish to human

(2010) Hubert Vaudry et al.   Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

The vasoactive peptides urotensin II and urotensin II-related peptide regulate astrocyte activity through common and distinct mechanisms: involvement in cell proliferation

(2010) Marie Jarry et al.   BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL

Urotensin II receptor and acetylcholine release from mouse cervical spinal cord nerve terminals

(2010) F. Bruzzone et al.   NEUROSCIENCE

Characterization of urotensin II, distribution of urotensin II, urotensin II-related peptide and UT receptor mRNAs in mouse: evidence of urotensin II at the neuromuscular junction

(2008) Christophe Dubessy et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY

Behavioral actions of urotensin-II

(2008) Jean-Claude do Rego et al.   PEPTIDES

Comparative distribution of the mRNAs encoding urotensin I and urotensin II in zebrafish

(2008) Caroline Parmentier et al.   PEPTIDES

“Liberation” of urotensin II from the teleost urophysis: An historical overview

(2007) J. Michael Conlon   PEPTIDES