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. 2019 Nov 20;13:1262. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2019.01262

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Copyright © 2019 Nässel, Zandawala, Kawada and Satake.

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Tachykinins produced by glands utilized on prey animals. (A) Sequences of TKs produced by salivary- or venom glands of cephalopods (O. vulgaris and E. moschata) a wasp (A. compressa) and a mosquito (A. aegypti) compared to the endogenous TKs and TKs of prey animals (shown as SeqLogos). We use the zebrafish D. rerio as an example for the possible cephalopod prey¹. The endogenous TK of E. moschata is not known; that of O. vulgaris is shown instead². Only one sequence is shown. (B) Scheme of organization of tachykinin precursors and a natalisin precursor of A. aegypti. The salivary gland TK is designated sialokinin-I. Red boxes represent tachykinins, and yellow boxes indicate natalisins. In addition, signal peptides are indicated by blue boxes. Bars indicate tachykinins (TK-2 and TK-4) that are part of multiple exons.