1999
Molecular evolution of the synapsin gene family
Kao H, Porton B, Hilfiker S, Stefani G, Pieribone V, DeSalle R, Greengard P. Molecular evolution of the synapsin gene family. Journal Of Experimental Zoology 1999, 285: 360-377. PMID: 10578110, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-010x(19991215)285:4<360::aid-jez4>3.0.co;2-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynapsin gene familyGene familySynapsin genesGene duplication eventsEvolution of vertebratesVariety of invertebratesSynaptic vesicle proteinsDuplication eventsMolecular evolutionMolecular phylogenyAncestral conditionHigher vertebratesFruit flyRegulation of neurotransmissionVesicle proteinsAdditional speciesProtein sequencesLongfin squidNeuronal phosphoproteinSynapsinVertebratesSpeciesGenesJ. ExpFamily
1995
Chapter 4 Peptidergic neurons in the vertebrate spinal cord: evolutionary trends
Brodin L, Söderberg C, Pieribone V, Larhammar D. Chapter 4 Peptidergic neurons in the vertebrate spinal cord: evolutionary trends. Progress In Brain Research 1995, 104: 61-74. PMID: 8552784, DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(08)61784-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVertebrate spinal cordEarly vertebratesVertebrate classesDifferent vertebratesPeptidergic neuronsMutational eventsVertebrate CNSEvolutionary trendsVertebratesPeptide sequencesMammalian CNSMammalsComprehensive comparative analysisSpeciesFour questionsMolecular featuresCertain CNS regionsTarget cellsAnatomical featuresLater stagesAnatomical differencesCyclostomesCNS regionsEvolutionNeurons
1994
Neuropeptide role of both peptide YY and neuropeptide Y in vertebrates suggested by abundant expression of their mRNAS in a cyclostome brain
Söderberg C, Pieribone VA, Dahlstrand J, Brodin L, Larhammar D. Neuropeptide role of both peptide YY and neuropeptide Y in vertebrates suggested by abundant expression of their mRNAS in a cyclostome brain. Journal Of Neuroscience Research 1994, 37: 633-640. PMID: 8028041, DOI: 10.1002/jnr.490370510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceBrainDNA, ComplementaryGene Expression RegulationHumansIn Situ HybridizationIntestinal MucosaLampreysMolecular Sequence DataNeuropeptide YOrgan SpecificityPeptide BiosynthesisPeptide YYPeptidesPhylogenyRNA, MessengerSequence HomologySpecies SpecificityVertebrates