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Peptides

Title:		Peptide and protein pheromones in molluscs
Author(s):		Susswein AJ; Nagle GT;
Address:		"Faculty of Life Sciences, and the Leslie and Susan Gonda (Goldschmied) Multidisciplinary Brain Research Center, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan 52900, Israel. avy@mail.biu.ac.il"
Journal Title:		Peptides
Year:		2004
Volume:		25
Issue:		9
Page Number:		1523 - 1530
DOI:		10.1016/j.peptides.2003.11.027
ISSN/ISBN:		0196-9781 (Print) 0196-9781 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Pheromones have been implicated in the control of a number of behaviors in molluscs, but few peptide pheromones have been characterized in these animals. Peptide pheromones include: (1) a family of water-borne peptide pheromonal attractants (attractins) in the gastropod Aplysia that are released during egg laying and attract other Aplysia to form egg-laying and mating aggregations; (2) a tetrapeptide (ILME) in the cephalopod Sepia that elutes from egg masses and is thought to be involved in the transport of oocytes in the genital tract during egg laying; and (3) a Sepia sperm-attracting peptide (SepSAP; PIDPGVamide) that is released from oocytes during egg laying to facilitate external fertilization"
Keywords:		"Amino Acid Sequence Animals Molecular Sequence Data Mollusca Peptides/*chemistry Pheromones/*chemistry/*metabolism Reproduction Sequence Homology, Amino Acid Water;"
Notes:		"MedlineSusswein, Abraham J Nagle, Gregg T eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Review 2004/09/18 Peptides. 2004 Sep; 25(9):1523-30. doi: 10.1016/j.peptides.2003.11.027"