Abstract
A direct mass spectrometric investigation of nerve homologs of the abdominal perisympathetic organs was employed to reveal the first and complete sequences of CAPA peptides from a hemipteran species, the southern green stinkbug Nezara viridula. Side-chain fragmentations allowed the assignment of internal Leu/Ile; on-plate acetylation was used to distinguish between the mass-related Lys and Gln. The following sequences were obtained: DQLFPFPRV-NH2 (CAPA-PVK-1), EQLIPFPRV-NH2 (CAPA-PVK-2), and NGSAGNGGLWFGPRL/I-NH2 (CAPA-PK). CAPA-PVKs are associated with the regulation of diuresis in insects, and identification of those native to a hemipteran will provide the experimental basis to better understand regulation of water balance in this family of insects.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2670-2677 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Peptides |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- CAP2b
- CAPA gene
- FXPRLamide
- Insect neuropeptide
- Mass spectrometry
- Perisympathetic organs
- Periviscerokinin
- Pyrokinin
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Physiology
- Endocrinology
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience