title: Identification of four additional myoinhibitory peptides (MIPs) from the ventral nerve cord of Manduca sexta.
abstract: Four new myoinhibitory peptides were isolated and identified from the ventral nerve cord of adult Manduca sexta. The new peptides are related to two previously identified myoinhibitory peptides also isolated from adult M. sexta, Mas-MIP I and Mas-MIP II. The sequences of the new peptides are APEKWAAFHGSWamide (Mas-MIP III), GWNDMSSAWamide (Mas-MIP IV), GWQDMSSAWamide (Mas-MIP V), and AWSALHGAWamide (Mas-MIP VI). Mas-MIPs III-VI were found to inhibit spontaneous peristalsis of the adult M. sexta anterior hindgut (ileum) in vitro.
authors.affiliation: Insect Biocontrol Laboratory, USDA, ARS, PSI, BARC-West, Beltsville, Maryland 20705, USA. blackbm@ba.ars.usda.gov
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Blackburn
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jaffe
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kochansky
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Raina
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005591:Chemical Fractionation; D004064:Digestive System / Q000187:drug effects; D004594:Electrophysiology; D019476:Insect Proteins / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D018402:Manduca; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D009466:Neuromuscular Blocking Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000737:chemistry; D014020:Tissue Extracts / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D019476:Insect Proteins; C442422:Mas-MIP III protein, Manduca sexta; C442423:Mas-MIP IV protein, Manduca sexta; C442424:Mas-MIP V protein, Manduca sexta; C442425:Mas-MIP VI protein, Manduca sexta; D009466:Neuromuscular Blocking Agents; D009479:Neuropeptides; D014020:Tissue Extracts