ITR

Summary

Gene Symbol: ITR
Description: neuropeptide receptor
Alias: neuropeptide receptor, inotocin receptor
Species: jewel wasp

Top Publications

  1. Stafflinger E, Hansen K, Hauser F, Schneider M, Cazzamali G, Williamson M, et al. Cloning and identification of an oxytocin/vasopressin-like receptor and its ligand from insects. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008;105:3262-7 pubmed publisher
    ..is strongly activated by low concentrations of inotocin (EC(50), 5 x 10(-9) M), demonstrating that it is the inotocin receptor. Quantitative RT-PCR (qPCR) showed that in adult Tribolium, the receptor is mainly expressed in the head and ..