Identification and analysis of insulin like peptides in nematode secretomes provide targets for parasite control.

ABSTRACT: Insulin-like (ins) peptides play an important role in development and metabolism across the metazoa. In nematodes, these are also required for dauer formation and longevity and are expressed in different types of neurons across various life stages which demonstrate their role in parasites and could become possible targets for parasite control. To date, many nematode genomes are publically available. However, a systematic screening of ins peptides across different nematode group has not been reported. In the present study, we systematically identified ins peptides in the secretomes of 73 nematodes with fully sequenced genomes covering five different groups viz. plant parasitic, animal parasitic, human parasitic, entomopathogenic and free living nematodes. From the total of 93,949 secretory

SUBMITTER: Gahoi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5357569 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature