Control of planula migration by LWamide and RFamide neuropeptides in Hydractinia echinata
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Control of planula migration by LWamide and RFamide neuropeptides in Hydractinia echinata. / Katsukura, Yuki; Ando, Hiroshi; David, Charles N.; Grimmelikhuijzen, Cornelis J. P.; Sugiyama, Tsutomu.
In: Journal of Experimental Biology, No. Vol. 207 (11), 2004, p. 1803-1810.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Control of planula migration by LWamide and RFamide neuropeptides in Hydractinia echinata
AU - Katsukura, Yuki
AU - Ando, Hiroshi
AU - David, Charles N.
AU - Grimmelikhuijzen, Cornelis J. P.
AU - Sugiyama, Tsutomu
N1 - Key words: Hydractinia echinata, planula migration, RFamide neuropeptide, LWamide neuropeptide
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - Planula larvae of Hydractinia echinata (Cnidaria) settled on a substratum migrate toward light. We observed that planula migration is not a continuous process. Instead, it consists of repeating cycles of active migration (about 8 min on average) and inactive resting periods (about 26 min on average). This pattern of periodic migration is regulated by LWamide and RFamide neuropeptides. LWamide (10-8 mol l-1) stimulates migration primarily by making the active periods longer, whereas RFamide (10-7 mol l-1) inhibits migration by blocking the initiation and also shortening the length of the active periods. Since sensory neurons containing LWamides and RFamides are present in planula larvae, it appears likely that planula migration is regulated by the release of endogenous neuropeptides in response to environmental cues.
AB - Planula larvae of Hydractinia echinata (Cnidaria) settled on a substratum migrate toward light. We observed that planula migration is not a continuous process. Instead, it consists of repeating cycles of active migration (about 8 min on average) and inactive resting periods (about 26 min on average). This pattern of periodic migration is regulated by LWamide and RFamide neuropeptides. LWamide (10-8 mol l-1) stimulates migration primarily by making the active periods longer, whereas RFamide (10-7 mol l-1) inhibits migration by blocking the initiation and also shortening the length of the active periods. Since sensory neurons containing LWamides and RFamides are present in planula larvae, it appears likely that planula migration is regulated by the release of endogenous neuropeptides in response to environmental cues.
U2 - 10.1242/jeb.00974
DO - 10.1242/jeb.00974
M3 - Journal article
SP - 1803
EP - 1810
JO - Journal of Experimental Biology
JF - Journal of Experimental Biology
SN - 0022-0949
IS - Vol. 207 (11)
ER -
ID: 107991