Insulin or insulin-like studies on unicellular organisms: a review
This paper presents a review of studies about insulin and insulin-like substances in prokaryotes, eukaryotes and fungi have been published over the last two decades, constituting an updating of our previous review (1988) which included references to invertebrate insulin or insulin-like substances bo...
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| description | This paper presents a review of studies about insulin and insulin-like substances in prokaryotes, eukaryotes and fungi have been published over the last two decades, constituting an updating of our previous review (1988) which included references to invertebrate insulin or insulin-like substances both in uni- and pluricellular Monera, Protoctista, Fungii and Animal species. This present article reviews experiments and evidence obtained using modern techniques in the understanding of molecule evolution and behaviour, which confirm its very ancient molecular structure origin. The involvement of insulin-like and related material in signalling biological pathway and modulator effects is also reported.<br>Esta atualização de nossa publicação prévia de revisão sobre insulina em invertebrados, referencia exclusivamente as publicações dos últimos quinze anos sobre insulina e/ou insulina-símile em organismos unicelulares dos reinos Monera, Protoctista e Mychota, desde que o número de publicações justifica o procedimento de atualização da revisão de organismos uni- e pluricelulares separadamente. Reúne os dados obtidos na tentativa de esclarecer a origem filogenética da substância e a funcionalidade. As referências se reportam à ocorrência da molécula, suas características de reatividade e aspectos dos receptores de insulina ou insulina-símile em unicelulares. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ad16a0b5f1584de3b8525e220cb74dea2022-12-22T00:38:08ZengInstituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar)Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology1516-89131678-43242004-11-0147697398110.1590/S1516-89132004000600017Insulin or insulin-like studies on unicellular organisms: a reviewAlzira Martins Ferreira de SouzaJorge A. LópezThis paper presents a review of studies about insulin and insulin-like substances in prokaryotes, eukaryotes and fungi have been published over the last two decades, constituting an updating of our previous review (1988) which included references to invertebrate insulin or insulin-like substances both in uni- and pluricellular Monera, Protoctista, Fungii and Animal species. This present article reviews experiments and evidence obtained using modern techniques in the understanding of molecule evolution and behaviour, which confirm its very ancient molecular structure origin. The involvement of insulin-like and related material in signalling biological pathway and modulator effects is also reported.<br>Esta atualização de nossa publicação prévia de revisão sobre insulina em invertebrados, referencia exclusivamente as publicações dos últimos quinze anos sobre insulina e/ou insulina-símile em organismos unicelulares dos reinos Monera, Protoctista e Mychota, desde que o número de publicações justifica o procedimento de atualização da revisão de organismos uni- e pluricelulares separadamente. Reúne os dados obtidos na tentativa de esclarecer a origem filogenética da substância e a funcionalidade. As referências se reportam à ocorrência da molécula, suas características de reatividade e aspectos dos receptores de insulina ou insulina-símile em unicelulares.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132004000600017Unicellularinvertebrateinsulininsulin-likeinsulin receptor |
| spellingShingle | Alzira Martins Ferreira de Souza Jorge A. López Insulin or insulin-like studies on unicellular organisms: a review Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology Unicellular invertebrate insulin insulin-like insulin receptor |
| title | Insulin or insulin-like studies on unicellular organisms: a review |
| title_full | Insulin or insulin-like studies on unicellular organisms: a review |
| title_fullStr | Insulin or insulin-like studies on unicellular organisms: a review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Insulin or insulin-like studies on unicellular organisms: a review |
| title_short | Insulin or insulin-like studies on unicellular organisms: a review |
| title_sort | insulin or insulin like studies on unicellular organisms a review |
| topic | Unicellular invertebrate insulin insulin-like insulin receptor |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132004000600017 |
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