Functional elucidation of the cholecystokinin signaling system in nematodes. KU Leuven
As in all living organisms, survival in nematodes requires adequate management of energy supplies. Our lab has recently identified a neuropeptide signaling system in C. elegans that constitutes not only the structural, but also the functional homologue of the CCK/gastrin signaling system of mammals and the sulfakinin signaling system of arthropods. Recent developments show that this well conserved signaling system might play an important role in ...