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The evolution of the ligand/receptor couple: a long road from comparative endocrinology to comparative genomics

Gabriel V Markov
Mathilde Paris
Stephanie Bertrand
Vincent Laudet
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Comparative endocrinology considers the evolution of bioregulatory systems and the anatomical structures and molecules that constitute the neuroendocrine and endocrine systems. One aim of comparative endocrinology is to trace the origins of the main endocrine systems. The understanding of the evolution of the ligand/receptor couple is central to this objective. One classical approach to tackle this question is the characterization of receptors and ligands in various types of non-model organisms using as a starting point the knowledge accumulated on classical models such as mammals (mainly human and mouse) and arthropods (with Drosophila among other insects). In this review we discuss the potential caveats associated to this two-by-two comparison between a classical model and non-model organisms. We suggest that the use of an evolutionary approach involving comparisons of several organisms in a coherent framework permits reconstruction of the most probable scenarios. The use of the vast amount of genomic data now available, coupled to functional experiments, offers unprecedented possibilities to trace back the origins of the main ligand/receptor couples

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hal-00532041 , version 1 (04-11-2010)

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Gabriel V Markov, Mathilde Paris, Stephanie Bertrand, Vincent Laudet. The evolution of the ligand/receptor couple: a long road from comparative endocrinology to comparative genomics. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 2008, 293 (1-2), pp.5. ⟨10.1016/j.mce.2008.06.011⟩. ⟨hal-00532041⟩

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