The expansion behaviour of sea anemones may be coordinated by two inhibitory neuropeptides, Antho-KAamide and Antho-RIamide

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Antho-KAamide (L-3-phenyllactyl-Phe-Lys-Ala-NH2) and Antho-RIamide (L-3-phenyllactyl-Tyr-ArgIle-NH2) are novel neuropeptides isolated from the sea anemone Anthopleura elegantissima. They both inhibited spontaneous contractions of isolated muscle preparations from a wide variety of anemone species (threshold around 1CT7 m). Their actions were universal in that they inhibited every muscle preparation tested, regardless of whether the muscle group was located in the ectoderm or endoderm, or was oriented in a circular or longitudinal direction. Injection of Antho-KAamide or Antho-RIamide into the coelenteron of intact sea anemones resulted in a marked expansion of the animals. Similar shape changes followed feeding or exposure to soluble food extracts. Therefore, we hypothesize that nerve cells that release Antho-KAamide and Antho-RIamide are involved in the expansion phase of feeding behaviour in sea anemones.

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تاریخ انتشار 2017