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

by Dean C. Semmens, Olivier Mirabeau, Ismail Moghul, Mahesh R. Pancholi, Yannick Wurm, Maurice R. Elphick
Published 2016-01-01

Discovery of sea urchin NGFFFamide receptor unites a bilaterian neuropeptide family

by Dean C. Semmens, Isabel Beets, Matthew L. Rowe, Liisa M. Blowes, Paola Oliveri, Maurice R. Elphick
Published 2015-01-01

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

by Ana B. Tinoco, Dean C. Semmens, Emma C. Patching, Elizabeth F. Gunner, Michaela Egertová, Maurice R. Elphick
Published 2018-09-01

Reconstructing SALMFamide neuropeptide precursor evolution in the phylum Echinodermata: ophiuroid and crinoid sequence data provide new insights

by Maurice R Elphick, Dean C Semmens, Liisa M Blowes, Judith eLevine, Christopher J Lowe, Maria Ina Arnone, Melody S Clark
Published 2015-02-01

Phylogeny of Echinoderm Hemoglobins.

by Ana B Christensen, Joseph L Herman, Maurice R Elphick, Kord M Kober, Daniel Janies, Gregorio Linchangco, Dean C Semmens, Xavier Bailly, Serge N Vinogradov, David Hoogewijs
Published 2015-01-01

Localization of neuropeptide gene expression in larvae of an echinoderm, the starfish Asterias rubens

by Tatiana D Mayorova, Tatiana D Mayorova, Shi Tian, Weigang Cai, Dean C Semmens, Esther A Odekunle, Meet Zandawala, Yusef Badi, Matthew L Rowe, Michaela Egertova, Maurice Richard Elphick
Published 2016-12-01

Ancient role of vasopressin/oxytocin-type neuropeptides as regulators of feeding revealed in an echinoderm

by Esther A. Odekunle, Dean C. Semmens, Nataly Martynyuk, Ana B. Tinoco, Abdullah K. Garewal, Radhika R. Patel, Liisa M. Blowes, Meet Zandawala, Jérôme Delroisse, Susan E. Slade, James H. Scrivens, Michaela Egertová, Maurice R. Elphick
Published 2019-07-01