Liliane Schoofs

Transcriptome analysis of the desert locust central nervous system: production and annotation of a Schistocerca gregaria EST database.

Trypsin and chymotrypsin inhibitors in insects and gut leeches.

Purification, characterization and biosynthesis of parabutoxin 3, a component of Parabuthus transvaalicus venom.

Presence of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) interactive factors in ovaries of the grey fleshfly Neobellieria bullata.

Peptide differential display: a novel approach for phase transition in locusts.

Characterization of an orphan G protein-coupled receptor localized in the dorsal root ganglia reveals adenine as a signaling molecule.

Characterization of four substrates emphasizes kinetic similarity between insect and human C-domain angiotensin-converting enzyme.

Peptidomics of the larval Drosophila melanogaster central nervous system.

Isolation and identification of the AKH III precursor-related peptide from Locusta migratoria.

Antibacterial and antifungal properties of alpha-helical, cationic peptides in the venom of scorpions from southern Africa.

Characterization of the short neuropeptide F receptor from Drosophila melanogaster.

Isolation and characterization of an angiotensin converting enzyme substrate from vitellogenic ovaries of Neobellieria bullata.

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

Mass spectrometric analysis of the perisympathetic organs in locusts: identification of novel periviscerokinins.

Isolation, identification and localization of a second beetle antidiuretic peptide.

Proteomics in Drosophila melanogaster: first 2D database of larval hemolymph proteins.

The use of peptidomics in endocrine research.

Identification of a glycogenolysis-inhibiting peptide from the corpora cardiaca of locusts.

Neuropeptidomic analysis of the brain and thoracic ganglion from the Jonah crab, Cancer borealis.

Identification of tryptophan and beta-carboline as paralysins in larvae of the yellow mealworm, Tenebrio molitor.

Neurotoxic and neurobehavioral effects of kynurenines in adult insects.

Expression of a novel neuropeptide, NVGTLARDFQLPIPNamide, in the larval and adult brain of Drosophila melanogaster.

G protein-coupled receptors in invertebrates: a state of the art.

A proteomic approach for the analysis of instantly released wound and immune proteins in Drosophila melanogaster hemolymph.

Identification of 1-lysophosphatidylethanolamine (C(16:1)) as an antimicrobial compound in the housefly, Musca domestica.

Peptidomics.

Neuropeptidomics of the grey flesh fly, Neobellieria bullata.

Diapausing Colorado potato beetles are devoid of short neuropeptide F I and II.

The instantly released Drosophila immune proteome is infection-specific.

SIFamide is a highly conserved neuropeptide: a comparative study in different insect species.

Peptidomics in Drosophila melanogaster.

Cloning and tissue distribution of the chicken type 2 corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor.

Fraenkel's pupariation factor identified at last.

Functional characterization of the putative orphan neuropeptide G-protein coupled receptor C26F1.6 in Caenorhabditis elegans.

Postgenomic characterization of G-protein-coupled receptors.

Mas-allatotropin/Lom-AG-myotropin I immunostaining in the brain of the locust, Schistocerca gregaria.

New insights into the evolution of the GRF superfamily based on sequence similarity between the locust APRPs and human GRF.

Aliphatic amino diacid Asu functions as an effective mimic of Tyr(SO3H) in sulfakinins for myotropic and food intake-inhibition activity in insects.

Mass spectrometric analysis of head ganglia and neuroendocrine tissue of larval Galleria mellonella (Arthropoda, Insecta).

Peptidomic analysis of the larval Drosophila melanogaster central nervous system by two-dimensional capillary liquid chromatography quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry.

Molecular characterization of two G protein-coupled receptor splice variants as FLP2 receptors in Caenorhabditis elegans.

Differential proteomics for studying Drosophila immunity.

OD1, the first toxin isolated from the venom of the scorpion Odonthobuthus doriae active on voltage-gated Na+ channels.

Discovering neuropeptides in Caenorhabditis elegans by two dimensional liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry.

PDF receptor signaling in Drosophila contributes to both circadian and geotactic behaviors.

In silico identification of new secretory peptide genes in Drosophila melanogaster.

FMRFamide related peptide ligands activate the Caenorhabditis elegans orphan GPCR Y59H11AL.1.

Cloning and characterization of a third isoform of corazonin in the honey bee Apis mellifera.

Gel-based versus gel-free proteomics: a review.

Identification of new immune induced molecules in the haemolymph of Drosophila melanogaster by 2D-nanoLC MS/MS.

Molecular cloning, tissue distribution, and ontogenic thyroidal expression of the chicken thyrotropin receptor.

Annotation of novel neuropeptide precursors in the migratory locust based on transcript screening of a public EST database and mass spectrometry.

Actions of kinin peptides in the stomatogastric ganglion of the crab Cancer borealis.

Defective processing of neuropeptide precursors in Caenorhabditis elegans lacking proprotein convertase 2 (KPC-2/EGL-3): mutant analysis by mass spectrometry.

Effect of temperature and high pressure on the activity and mode of action of fungal pectin methyl esterase.

Uncovering conserved patterns in bioactive peptides in Metazoa.

Obestatin does not activate orphan G protein-coupled receptor GPR39.

Modulation of rhythmic motor activity by pyrokinin peptides.

From the genome to the proteome: uncovering peptides in the Apis brain.

The antimicrobial peptide parabutoporin competes with p47(phox) as a PKC-substrate and inhibits NADPH oxidase in human neutrophils.

The first potassium channel toxin from the venom of the Iranian scorpion Odonthobuthus doriae.

Immunocompetence of Galleria mellonella: sex- and stage-specific differences and the physiological cost of mounting an immune response during metamorphosis.

Neuropeptidergic signaling in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.

Neuropeptides of the islets of Langerhans: a peptidomics study.

Impaired processing of FLP and NLP peptides in carboxypeptidase E (EGL-21)-deficient Caenorhabditis elegans as analyzed by mass spectrometry.

Effect of insulin/IGF-I like peptides on glucose metabolism in the white shrimp Penaeus vannamei.

PACAP and PDF signaling in the regulation of mammalian and insect circadian rhythms.

How functional genomics and genetics complements insect endocrinology.

Altered neuropeptide profile of Caenorhabditis elegans lacking the chaperone protein 7B2 as analyzed by mass spectrometry.

Proteomics analysis of cytokine-induced dysfunction and death in insulin-producing INS-1E cells: new insights into the pathways involved.

Purification and thermal and high-pressure inactivation of pectinmethylesterase isoenzymes from tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum): a novel pressure labile isoenzyme.

Genomics, transcriptomics, and peptidomics of neuropeptides and protein hormones in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum.

Peptidomics: the integrated approach of MS, hyphenated techniques and bioinformatics for neuropeptide analysis.

Discovery of a cholecystokinin-gastrin-like signaling system in nematodes.

Functional characterization of three G protein-coupled receptors for pigment dispersing factors in Caenorhabditis elegans.

OdK2, a Kv1.3 channel-selective toxin from the venom of the Iranian scorpion Odonthobuthus doriae.

The construction of a bioactive peptide database in Metazoa.

Comparative peptidomics of Caenorhabditis elegans versus C. briggsae by LC-MALDI-TOF MS.

SIFamide illustrates the rapid evolution in Arthropod neuropeptide research.

Cloning of neuropeptide-like precursor 1 in the gray flesh fly and peptide identification and expression.

A neuromedin-pyrokinin-like neuropeptide signaling system in Caenorhabditis elegans.

Adipokinetic hormone signaling through the gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor modulates egg-laying in Caenorhabditis elegans.

Bioactive peptides, networks and systems biology.

Comparison of Caenorhabditis elegans NLP peptides with arthropod neuropeptides.

Central administration of obestatin fails to show inhibitory effects on food and water intake in mice.

Identification of new members of the (short) neuropeptide F family in locusts and Caenorhabditis elegans.

APRP, the second peptide encoded by the adipokinetic hormone gene(s), is highly conserved in evolution: a role in control of ecdysteroidogenesis?

Evolutionary conservation of the cholecystokinin/gastrin signaling system in nematodes.

Peptidomic survey of the locust neuroendocrine system.

The hemolymph proteome of the honeybee: gel-based or gel-free?

Unraveling the protective effect of a Drosophila phosphatidylethanolamine-binding protein upon bacterial infection by means of proteomics.

Mass spectrometric profiling of (neuro)-peptides in the worker honeybee, Apis mellifera.

Thymosin beta 4 mRNA and peptide expression in phagocytic cells of different mouse tissues.

Spectral clustering in peptidomics studies helps to unravel modification profile of biologically active peptides and enhances peptide identification rate.

Discovery and characterization of a conserved pigment dispersing factor-like neuropeptide pathway in Caenorhabditis elegans.

In search for a common denominator for the diverse functions of arthropod corazonin: a role in the physiology of stress?

UNC-108/RAB-2 and its effector RIC-19 are involved in dense core vesicle maturation in Caenorhabditis elegans.

A hybrid, de novo based, genome-wide database search approach applied to the sea urchin neuropeptidome.

Approaches to identify endogenous peptides in the soil nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.

Identification and relative quantification of neuropeptides from the endocrine tissues.

Bioinformatic approaches to the identification of novel neuropeptide precursors.

Identical skin toxins by convergent molecular adaptation in frogs.

A differential proteomics study of Caenorhabditis elegans infected with Aeromonas hydrophila.

Proteome changes of Caenorhabditis elegans upon a Staphylococcus aureus infection.

Sexual differentiation in adult insects: male-specific cuticular yellowing in Schistocerca gregaria as a model for reevaluating some current (neuro)endocrine concepts.

Peptidomics coming of age: a review of contributions from a bioinformatics angle.

Coevolution of neuropeptidergic signaling systems: from worm to man.

Proteome analysis of multiple compartments in a mouse model of chemical-induced asthma.

Neuropeptide biology in Drosophila.

Dispersion of peptides in vegetable oil as a simple slow release formula for both injection and oral uptake in insects: a case study with [His7]-corazonin in an albino Locusta migratoria deficient in corazonin.

Fruitless RNAi knockdown in males interferes with copulation success in Schistocerca gregaria.

Comparison of extraction methods for peptidomics analysis of mouse brain tissue.

C. elegans homologs of insect clock proteins: a tale of many stories.

Locust phase polyphenism: Does epigenetic precede endocrine regulation?

Differential proteomics in dequeened honeybee colonies reveals lower viral load in hemolymph of fertile worker bees.

Genomics, transcriptomics, and peptidomics of Daphnia pulex neuropeptides and protein hormones.

In search for non-steroidogenic functions of the prothoracic glands of the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria: a peptidomic and proteomic approach.

The receptor guanylate cyclase Gyc76C and a peptide ligand, NPLP1-VQQ, modulate the innate immune IMD pathway in response to salt stress.

Genome-wide analysis of alternative reproductive phenotypes in honeybee workers.

A pharmacological study of NLP-12 neuropeptide signaling in free-living and parasitic nematodes.

Molecular diversity of the telson and venom components from Pandinus cavimanus (Scorpionidae Latreille 1802): transcriptome, venomics and function.

Fruitless RNAi knockdown in the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria, influences male fertility.

Phenotypic and genome-wide analysis of an antibiotic-resistant small colony variant (SCV) of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Purification, molecular cloning and functional characterization of HelaTx1 (Heterometrus laoticus): the first member of a new κ-KTX subfamily.

Endocrine archeology: do insects retain ancestrally inherited counterparts of the vertebrate releasing hormones GnRH, GHRH, TRH, and CRF?

Spectral clustering in peptidomics studies allows homology searching and modification profiling: HomClus, a versatile tool.

Worker honeybee sterility: a proteomic analysis of suppressed ovary activation.

Structure-activity studies of Drosophila adipokinetic hormone (AKH) by a cellular expression system of dipteran AKH receptors.

PDF receptor signaling in Caenorhabditis elegans modulates locomotion and egg-laying.

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone and adipokinetic hormone signaling systems share a common evolutionary origin.

Antifungal activity in plants from Chinese traditional and folk medicine.

The Fading Electricity Theory of Ageing: the missing biophysical principle?

A theoretical and experimental proteome map of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1.

Proteome changes in auricular lymph nodes and serum after dermal sensitization to toluene diisocyanate in mice.

Vasopressin/oxytocin-related signaling regulates gustatory associative learning in C. elegans.

More than two decades of research on insect neuropeptide GPCRs: an overview.

Peptidomic analysis of human reflex tear fluid.

A comprehensive summary of LL-37, the factotum human cathelicidin peptide.

Characterization of genome methylation patterns in the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria.

Neuropeptide GPCRs in C. elegans.

The mode of action of juvenile hormone and ecdysone: towards an epi-endocrinological paradigm?

A multifaceted study of Pseudomonas aeruginosa shutdown by virulent podovirus LUZ19.

Neuropeptide secreted from a pacemaker activates neurons to control a rhythmic behavior.

Analysis of the formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue proteome: pitfalls, challenges, and future prospectives.

Neuropeptides control life-phase transitions.

Interindividual variation in the proteome of human peripheral blood mononuclear cells.

Origin and functional diversification of an amphibian defense peptide arsenal.

Frog nuptial pads secrete mating season-specific proteins related to salamander pheromones.

Life-prolonging measures for a dead theory?

Proteomic analysis of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded colorectal cancer tissue using tandem mass tag protein labeling.

Improving the identification rate of endogenous peptides using electron transfer dissociation and collision-induced dissociation.

Ancient neuromodulation by vasopressin/oxytocin-related peptides.

Early changes in the pupal transcriptome of the flesh fly Sarcophagha crassipalpis to parasitization by the ectoparasitic wasp, Nasonia vitripennis.

Reproduction of honeybee workers is regulated by epidermal growth factor receptor signaling.

The essence of insect metamorphosis and aging: electrical rewiring of cells driven by the principles of juvenile hormone-dependent Ca(2+)-homeostasis.

Colorectal cancer biomarker discovery and validation using LC-MS/MS-based proteomics in blood: truth or dare?

Metformin promotes lifespan through mitohormesis via the peroxiredoxin PRDX-2.

Functional characterization of a short neuropeptide F-related receptor in a Lophotrochozoa, the mollusk Crassostrea gigas.

Derivatives of the mouse cathelicidin-related antimicrobial peptide (CRAMP) inhibit fungal and bacterial biofilm formation.

The FMRFamide-Like Peptide Family in Nematodes.