Table 3.
Correlation between receptor presence in the Cancer borealis stomatogastric ganglion (STG) and peptide bioactivity
| Peptide family | Demonstration of bioactivity, or lack thereof, on the STG (example reference) | RT-PCR detection of putative receptor(s) in the STG | Correlation between bioactivity/lack of bioactivity and receptor detection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adipokinetic hormone-corazonin-like peptide | Not tested | Yes | - |
| Allatostatin A | Bioactive (Skiebe and Schneider, 1994) | Yes | Yes |
| Allatostatin B | Bioactive (Fu et al., 2007) | Yes | Yes |
| Allatostatin C | Bioactive (Ma et al., 2009a) | Yes | Yes |
| Bursicon | Not tested | Yes | - |
| CCHamide | Not tested | Yes | - |
| Corazonin | Not tested | Yes | - |
| Crustacean cardioactive peptide | Bioactive (Weimann et al., 1997) | Yes | Yes |
| Diuretic hormone 31 | Not tested | Yes | - |
| Diuretic hormone 44 | Not tested | Yes | - |
| Ecdysis-triggering hormone | Not tested | Yes | - |
| FMRFamide-like peptide | Bioactive (Weimann et al., 1993) | Yes | Yes |
| Glycoprotein hormone | Not tested | Yes | - |
| Inotocin | Not tested | Yes | - |
| Leucokinin | Bioactive (Saideman et al., 2006) | Yes | Yes |
| Myosuppressin | Bioactive (This study) | Yes | Yes |
| Neuropeptide F | Not tested | Yes | - |
| Pigment dispersing hormone | Not tested | Yes | - |
| Proctolin | Bioactive (Marder et al., 1986) | Yes | Yes |
| Pyrokinin | Bioactive (Saideman et al., 2007) | Yes | Yes |
| Red pigment concentrating hormone | Bioactive (Nusbaum and Marder, 1988) | Yes | Yes |
| RYamide | Inactive (This study) | No | Yes |
| Short neuropeptide F | Not tested | Yes | - |
| SIFamide | Bioactive (Blitz et al., 2019) | Yes | Yes |
| Sulfakinin | Not tested | Yes | - |
| Tachykinin-related peptide | Bioactive (Christie et al., 1997) | Yes | Yes |
| Trissin | Not tested | Yes | - |