Comparative evolutionary histories of kisspeptins and kisspeptin receptors in vertebrates reveal both parallel and divergent features

• Published in: Frontiers in Endocrinology
• Main Authors: Jérémy ePasquier, Anne-Gaëlle eLafont, Hervé eTostivint, Hubert eVaudry, Karine eRousseau, Sylvie eDufour
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012
• Subjects: Anguilla; Synteny; Kisspeptin; phylogeny; Latimeria; kisspeptin receptor; Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology; RC648-665; Gar’; European eel
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2012.00173; https://doaj.org/article/d1b20d98440b4693a3b02f4ecc10a1fd

During the past decade, the kisspeptin system has been identified in various vertebrates, leading to the discovery of multiple genes encoding both peptides (Kiss) and receptors (Kissr). The investigation of recently published genomes from species of phylogenetic interest, such as a chondrichthyan, t...