Table 1 Homology between insect inotocin receptors and human oxytocin/vasopressin receptors.

From: Discovery of peptide probes to modulate oxytocin-type receptors of insects

 

Tribolium castaneum inotocin receptor (% identity)

Lasius niger inotocin receptor (% identity)

Tribolium castaneum/Lasius niger inotocin receptors

53.1 (62)*

human oxytocin receptor

40.4 (49)

36.1 (44)

human V1a vasopressin receptor

38.6 (50)

36.4 (45)

human V2 vasopressin receptor

37.8 (48)

35.7 (44)

human V1b vasopressin receptor

37.0 (46)

34.2 (42)

  1. *Values in parentheses correspond to percentage of amino acid identity of receptor sequences following exclusion of the N-terminal, C-terminal and intracellular loop domains.
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