List of works - Ruthann Nichols

A nonpeptide provides insight into mechanisms that regulate Drosophila melanogaster heart contractions

scientific article

Cardiac contractility structure-activity relationship and ligand-receptor interactions; the discovery of unique and novel molecular switches in myosuppressin signaling

scientific article

Drosophila melanogaster FMRFamide-containing peptides: redundant or diverse functions?

scientific article

Drosophila melanogaster flatline encodes a myotropin orthologue to Manduca sexta allatostatin

scientific article published on April 2002

Evidence dromyosuppressin acts at posterior and anterior pacemakers to decrease the fast and the slow cardiac activity in the blowfly Protophormia terraenovae

scientific article published on 4 December 2006

FMRFamide-related peptides and serotonin regulate Drosophila melanogaster heart rate: mechanisms and structure requirements

scientific article published on 3 March 2006

Identification in Drosophila melanogaster of the invertebrate G protein-coupled FMRFamide receptor

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In vitro model of ischemic heart failure using human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes

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Localization of leucomyosuppressin in the brain and circadian clock of the cockroach Leucophaea maderae

scientific article published on 10 January 2007

Myotropic peptides in Drosophila melanogaster and the genes that encode them

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Peptidergic innervation of the crop and the effects of an ingested nonpeptidal agonist on longevity in female Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae).

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Plasticity in the effects of sulfated and nonsulfated sulfakinin on heart contractions

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Signaling pathways and physiological functions of Drosophila melanogaster FMRFamide-related peptides

scientific article

Structure-activity relationships of FMRF-NH2 peptides demonstrate A role for the conserved C terminus and unique N-terminal extension in modulating cardiac contractility

scientific article

Structure-activity studies of RFamide-related peptide-1 identify a functional receptor antagonist and novel cardiac myocyte signaling pathway involved in contractile performance.

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The different effects of structurally related sulfakinins on Drosophila melanogaster odor preference and locomotion suggest involvement of distinct mechanisms

scientific article published on 22 August 2008

The different effects of three Drosophila melanogaster dFMRFamide-containing peptides on crop contractions suggest these structurally related peptides do not play redundant functions in gut.

scientific article published in November 2002

The discovery of novel neuropeptides takes flight

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The drosulfakinin 0 (DSK 0) peptide encoded in the conserved Dsk gene affects adult Drosophila melanogaster crop contractions

scientific article published on 12 June 2007

The effects of three Drosophila melanogaster myotropins on the frequency of foregut contractions differ

scientific article published in April 2002

The structure of the FMRFamide receptor and activity of the cardioexcitatory neuropeptide are conserved in mosquito ⬇️

scientific article published on April 1, 2003

List of works by Ruthann Nichols

A nonpeptide provides insight into mechanisms that regulate Drosophila melanogaster heart contractions

Cardiac contractility structure-activity relationship and ligand-receptor interactions; the discovery of unique and novel molecular switches in myosuppressin signaling

Drosophila melanogaster FMRFamide-containing peptides: redundant or diverse functions?

Drosophila melanogaster flatline encodes a myotropin orthologue to Manduca sexta allatostatin

Evidence dromyosuppressin acts at posterior and anterior pacemakers to decrease the fast and the slow cardiac activity in the blowfly Protophormia terraenovae

FMRFamide-related peptides and serotonin regulate Drosophila melanogaster heart rate: mechanisms and structure requirements

Identification in Drosophila melanogaster of the invertebrate G protein-coupled FMRFamide receptor

In vitro model of ischemic heart failure using human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes

Localization of leucomyosuppressin in the brain and circadian clock of the cockroach Leucophaea maderae

Myotropic peptides in Drosophila melanogaster and the genes that encode them

Peptidergic innervation of the crop and the effects of an ingested nonpeptidal agonist on longevity in female Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae).

Plasticity in the effects of sulfated and nonsulfated sulfakinin on heart contractions

Signaling pathways and physiological functions of Drosophila melanogaster FMRFamide-related peptides

Structure-activity relationships of FMRF-NH2 peptides demonstrate A role for the conserved C terminus and unique N-terminal extension in modulating cardiac contractility

Structure-activity studies of RFamide-related peptide-1 identify a functional receptor antagonist and novel cardiac myocyte signaling pathway involved in contractile performance.

The different effects of structurally related sulfakinins on Drosophila melanogaster odor preference and locomotion suggest involvement of distinct mechanisms

The different effects of three Drosophila melanogaster dFMRFamide-containing peptides on crop contractions suggest these structurally related peptides do not play redundant functions in gut.

The discovery of novel neuropeptides takes flight

The drosulfakinin 0 (DSK 0) peptide encoded in the conserved Dsk gene affects adult Drosophila melanogaster crop contractions

The effects of three Drosophila melanogaster myotropins on the frequency of foregut contractions differ

The structure of the FMRFamide receptor and activity of the cardioexcitatory neuropeptide are conserved in mosquito ⬇️