Localization of relaxin‐like gonad‐stimulating peptide expression in starfish reveals the gonoducts as a source for its role as a regulator of spawning

Somatostatin-type and allatostatin-C–type neuropeptides are paralogous and have opposing myoregulatory roles in an echinoderm

(2022) Ya Zhang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Characterization and localization of relaxin-like gonad-stimulating peptide in the crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster cf. solaris

(2022) Masatoshi Mita et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

Discovery and functional characterization of neuropeptides in crinoid echinoderms

(2022) Alessandra Aleotti et al.   Frontiers in Neuroscience

Molecular identification and cellular localisation of a corticotropin-releasing hormone type neuropeptide in an echinoderm

(2021) Weigang Cai et al.   NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY

A specific and sensitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for measurement of relaxin-like gonad-stimulating peptide in the starfish Asterias rubens

(2021) Masatoshi Mita et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

Ancient role of sulfakinin/cholecystokinin-type signalling in inhibitory regulation of feeding processes revealed in an echinoderm

(2021) Ana B Tinoco et al.   eLife

Molecular and functional characterization of somatostatin-type signalling in a deuterostome invertebrate

(2020) Ya Zhang et al.   Open Biology

A relaxin‐like gonad‐stimulating peptide identified from the starfish Astropecten scoparius

(2020) Masatoshi Mita et al.   MOLECULAR REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

Starfish Gonadotropic Hormone: From Gamete-Shedding Substance to Relaxin-Like Gonad-Stimulating Peptide

(2019) Masatoshi Mita   Frontiers in Endocrinology

Aquaculture Breeding Enhancement: Maturation and Spawning in Sea Cucumbers Using a Recombinant Relaxin-Like Gonad-Stimulating Peptide

(2019) Hoang Dinh Chieu et al.   Frontiers in Genetics

A novel approach for preparing disulfide-rich peptide-KLH conjugate applicable to the antibody production

(2019) Hidekazu Katayama et al.   BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

A Crown-of-Thorns Seastar recombinant relaxin-like gonad-stimulating peptide triggers oocyte maturation and ovulation

(2019) Meaghan K. Smith et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay of relaxin-like gonad-stimulating peptide in the starfish Patiria ( Asterina ) pectinifera

(2018) Masatoshi Mita et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

Transcriptomic discovery and comparative analysis of neuropeptide precursors in sea cucumbers (Holothuroidea)

(2018) Saowaros Suwansa-ard et al.   PEPTIDES

Biochemical, Anatomical, and Pharmacological Characterization of Calcitonin-Type Neuropeptides in Starfish: Discovery of an Ancient Role as Muscle Relaxants

(2018) Weigang Cai et al.   Frontiers in Neuroscience

Characterization of NGFFYamide Signaling in Starfish Reveals Roles in Regulation of Feeding Behavior and Locomotory Systems

(2018) Ana B. Tinoco et al.   Frontiers in Endocrinology

Radioimmunoassay of relaxin-like gonad-stimulating peptide in the starfish Patiria (= Asterina ) pectinifera

(2017) Kazutoshi Yamamoto et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

Pedal peptide/orcokinin-type neuropeptide signaling in a deuterostome: The anatomy and pharmacology of starfish myorelaxant peptide in Asterias rubens

(2017) Ming Lin et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGY

Functional characterization of a second pedal peptide/orcokinin-type neuropeptide signaling system in the starfish Asterias rubens

(2017) Ming Lin et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGY

The neuropeptidome of the Crown-of-Thorns Starfish, Acanthaster planci

(2017) Meaghan K. Smith et al.   Journal of Proteomics

Discovery of novel representatives of bilaterian neuropeptide families and reconstruction of neuropeptide precursor evolution in ophiuroid echinoderms

(2017) Meet Zandawala et al.   Open Biology

Functional Characterization of Paralogous Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone-Type and Corazonin-Type Neuropeptides in an Echinoderm

(2017) Shi Tian et al.   Frontiers in Endocrinology

A sulfanyl-PEG derivative of relaxin-like peptide utilizable for the conjugation with KLH and the antibody production

(2016) Hidekazu Katayama et al.   BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

A relaxin-like gonad-stimulating peptide from the starfish Aphelasterias japonica

(2016) Masatoshi Mita et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

Nucleotide sequence and expression of relaxin-like gonad-stimulating peptide gene in starfish Asterina pectinifera

(2016) Shogo Haraguchi et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

Cellular localization of relaxin-like gonad-stimulating peptide expression inAsterias rubens: New insights into neurohormonal control of spawning in starfish

(2016) Ming Lin et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGY

Transcriptomic identification of starfish neuropeptide precursors yields new insights into neuropeptide evolution

(2016) Dean C. Semmens et al.   Open Biology

A new relaxin-like gonad-stimulating peptide identified in the starfish Asterias amurensis

(2015) Masatoshi Mita et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

A gonad-stimulating peptide of the crown-of-thorns starfish,Acanthaster planci

(2015) Masatoshi Mita et al.   INVERTEBRATE REPRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT

Discovery of a novel neurophysin-associated neuropeptide that triggers cardiac stomach contraction and retraction in starfish

(2013) D. C. Semmens et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Relaxin Family Peptides and Their Receptors

(2013) R. A. D. Bathgate et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Fiji: an open-source platform for biological-image analysis

(2012) Johannes Schindelin et al.   NATURE METHODS

Participation of Gs-proteins in the action of relaxin-like gonad-stimulating substance (GSS) for 1-methyladenine production in starfish ovarian follicle cells

(2011) Masatoshi Mita et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

Interaction of Relaxin-Like Gonad-Stimulating Substance with Ovarian Follicle Cells of the StarfishAsterina pectinifera

(2011) Masatoshi Mita et al.   ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Expression and Distribution of Gonad-stimulating Substance in Various Organs of the Starfish Asterina pectinifera

(2009) Masatoshi Mita et al.   Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

A relaxin-like peptide purified from radial nerves induces oocyte maturation and ovulation in the starfish, Asterina pectinifera

(2009) M. Mita et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA