Triggering and modulation of a complex behavior by a single peptidergic command neuron in Drosophila
Magdalena Fernandez-Acosta, Rebeca Zanini, Fabiana Heredia, Yanel A. Volonté, Juliane Menezes, Katja Prüger, Julieta Ibarra, Maite Arana, María S. Pérez, Jan A. Veenstra, Christian Wegener, Alisson M. Gontijo, Andrés Garelli
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.. 2025-03-14
10.1073/pnas.2420452122

Neuropeptides from a praying mantis: what the loss of pyrokinins and tryptopyrokinins suggests about the endocrine functions of these peptides
Jan A. Veenstra
PeerJ. 2025-02-27
10.7717/peerj.19036

Evolution of a Cockroach Allergen into the Major Protein of Termite Royal Jelly
Jan A. Veenstra
IJMS. 2023-06-18
10.3390/ijms241210311

Pigment-dispersing factor is present in circadian clock neurons of pea aphids and may mediate photoperiodic signalling to insulin-producing cells
Francesca Sara Colizzi, Jan A. Veenstra, Gustavo L. Rezende, Charlotte Helfrich-Förster, David Martínez-Torres
Open Biol.. 2023-06-01
10.1098/rsob.230090

Gut AstA mediates sleep deprivation-induced energy wasting in Drosophila
Yingge Li, Xiaoya Zhou, Chen Cheng, Guangming Ding, Peng Zhao, Kai Tan, Lixia Chen, Norbert Perrimon, Jan A. Veenstra, Luoying Zhang, Wei Song
Cell Discov. 2023-05-23
10.1038/s41421-023-00541-3

Different neuroendocrine cell types in the pars intercerebralis of Periplaneta americana produce their own specific IGF-related peptides
Jan A. Veenstra
General and Comparative Endocrinology. 2023-05-01
10.1016/j.ygcen.2023.114233

Differential expression of some termite neuropeptides and insulin/IGF-related hormones and their plausible functions in growth, reproduction and caste determination
Jan A. Veenstra
. 2023-02-05
10.1101/2023.02.05.527168

Different neuroendocrine cell types in thepars intercerebralisofPeriplaneta americanaproduce their own specific IGF-related peptides
Jan A. Veenstra
. 2022-12-12
10.1101/2022.12.10.519892

Allatostatin-like-immunoreactive neurons of the tobacco Hornworm, Manduca sexta, and isolation and identification of a new neuropeptide related to cockroach allatostatins
N T Davis, J A Veenstra, R Feyereisen, J G Hildebrand
J Comp Neurol. 1997-08-25
10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19970825)385:23.0.CO;2-#

Neuropeptides in Rhipicephalus microplus and other hard ticks.
Jéssica Waldman, Marina Amaral Xavier, Larissa Rezende Vieira, Raquel Logullo, Gloria Regina Cardoso Braz, Lucas Tirloni, José Marcos C. Ribeiro, Jan A. Veenstra, Itabajara da Silva Vaz
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 2022-05-01
10.1016/j.ttbdis.2022.101910

Identification of cells expressing Calcitonins A and B, PDF and ACP in Locusta migratoria using cross-reacting antisera and in situ hybridization
Jan A. Veenstra
Peptides. 2021-12-01
10.1016/j.peptides.2021.170667

Progress in the characterization of insulin-like peptides in aphids: Immunohistochemical mapping of ILP4
Paolo Cuti, Miquel Barberà, Jan A. Veenstra, David Martínez-Torres
Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 2021-09-01
10.1016/j.ibmb.2021.103623

Identification of Gonadulin and Insulin-Like Growth Factor From Migratory Locusts and Their Importance in Reproduction in Locusta migratoria
Jan A. Veenstra, Jimena Leyria, Ian Orchard, Angela B. Lange
Front. Endocrinol.. 2021-06-04
10.3389/fendo.2021.693068

Ambulacrarian insulin-related peptides and their putative receptors suggest how insulin and similar peptides may have evolved from Insulin-like Growth Factor
Jan A. Veenstra
. 2021-04-16
10.1101/2021.04.15.440029

The neuropeptide SMYamide, a SIFamide paralog, is expressed by salivary gland innervating neurons in the American cockroach and likely functions as a hormone.
Jan A. Veenstra
Peptides. 2021-02-01
10.1016/j.peptides.2020.170466

Genomics- and Peptidomics-Based Discovery of Conserved and Novel Neuropeptides in the American Cockroach
Huanchao Zeng, Yiru Qin, Erxia Du, Qiulan Wei, Ying Li, Danyan Huang, Guirong Wang, Jan A. Veenstra, Sheng Li, Na Li
J. Proteome Res.. 2020-11-09
10.1021/acs.jproteome.0c00596

Genome-enabled insights into the biology of thrips as crop pests.
Dorith Rotenberg, Aaron A. Baumann, Sulley Ben-Mahmoud, Olivier Christiaens, Wannes Dermauw, Panagiotis Ioannidis, Chris G. C. Jacobs, Iris M. Vargas Jentzsch, Jonathan E. Oliver, Monica F. Poelchau, Swapna Priya Rajarapu, Derek J. Schneweis, Simon Snoeck, Clauvis N. T. Taning, Dong Wei, Shirani M. K. Widana Gamage, Daniel S. T. Hughes, Shwetha C. Murali, Samuel T. Bailey, Nicolas E. Bejerman, Christopher J. Holmes, Emily C. Jennings, Andrew J. Rosendale, Andrew Rosselot, Kaylee Hervey, Brandi A. Schneweis, Sammy Cheng, Christopher Childers, Felipe A. Simão, Ralf G. Dietzgen, Hsu Chao, Huyen Dinh, Harsha Vardhan Doddapaneni, Shannon Dugan, Yi Han, Sandra L. Lee, Donna M. Muzny, Jiaxin Qu, Kim C. Worley, Joshua B. Benoit, Markus Friedrich, Jeffery W. Jones, Kristen A. Panfilio, Yoonseong Park, Hugh M. Robertson, Guy Smagghe, Diane E. Ullman, Maurijn van der Zee, Thomas Van Leeuwen, Jan A. Veenstra, Robert M. Waterhouse, Matthew T. Weirauch, John H. Werren, Anna E. Whitfield, Evgeny M. Zdobnov, Richard A. Gibbs, Stephen Richards
BMC Biol. 2020-10-19
10.1186/s12915-020-00862-9

The neuropeptide SMYamide, a SIFamide paralog, is expressed by salivary gland innervating neurons in the American cockroach and likely functions as a hormone
Jan A. Veenstra
. 2020-09-20
10.1101/2020.09.17.302331

Gonadulins, the fourth type of insulin-related peptides in decapods.
Jan A. Veenstra
General and Comparative Endocrinology. 2020-09-01
10.1016/j.ygcen.2020.113528

Coupling Neuropeptide Levels to Structural Plasticity in Drosophila Clock Neurons.
Anastasia Herrero, Taishi Yoshii, Juan Ignacio Ispizua, Carina Colque, Jan A. Veenstra, Nara I. Muraro, María Fernanda Ceriani
Current Biology. 2020-08-01
10.1016/j.cub.2020.06.009

Arthropod IGF, relaxin and gonadulin, putative orthologs of Drosophila insulin-like peptides 6, 7 and 8, likely originated from an ancient gene triplication
Jan A. Veenstra
PeerJ. 2020-07-10
10.7717/peerj.9534

A new neuropeptide insect parathyroid hormone iPTH in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum.
Jia Xie, Ming Sang, Xiaowen Song, Sisi Zhang, Donghun Kim, Jan A. Veenstra, Yoonseong Park, Bin Li
PLoS Genet. 2020-05-04
10.1371/journal.pgen.1008772

Regulatory Roles of Drosophila Insulin-Like Peptide 1 (DILP1) in Metabolism Differ in Pupal and Adult Stages.
Sifang Liao, Stephanie Post, Philipp Lehmann, Jan A. Veenstra, Marc Tatar, Dick R. Nässel
Front. Endocrinol.. 2020-04-21
10.3389/fendo.2020.00180

Gonadulins, the fourth type of Insulin-related peptides in Decapods
Jan A. Veenstra
. 2020-03-20
10.1101/2020.03.19.998484

Genome-enabled insights into the biology of thrips as crop pests
Dorith Rotenberg, Aaron A. Baumann, Sulley Ben-Mahmoud, Olivier Christiaens, Wannes Dermauw, Panagiotis Ioannidis, Chris G.C. Jacobs, Iris M. Vargas Jentzsch, Jonathan E. Oliver, Monica F. Poelchau, Swapna Priya Rajarapu, Derek J. Schneweis, Simon Snoeck, Clauvis N.T. Taning, Dong Wei, Shirani M. K. Widana-Gamage, Daniel S.T. Hughes, Shwetha C. Murali, Sam Bailey, Nicolas E. Bejerman, Christopher J Holmes, Emily C. Jennings, Andrew J. Rosendale, Andrew Rosselot, Kaylee Hervey, Brandi A. Schneweis, Sammy Cheng, Christopher Childers, Felipe A. Simão, Ralf G. Dietzgen, Hsu Chao, Huyen Dinh, HarshaVardhan Doddapaneni, Shannon Dugan, Yi Han, Sandra L. Lee, Donna M. Muzny, Jiaxin Qu, Kim C. Worley, Joshua B. Benoit, Markus Friedrich, Jeffery W. Jones, Kristen A. Panfilio, Yoonseong Park, Hugh M. Robertson, Guy Smagghe, Diane E. Ullman, Maurijn van der Zee, Thomas Van Leeuwen, Jan A. Veenstra, Robert M. Waterhouse, Matthew T. Weirauch, John H. Werren, Anna E. Whitfield, Evgeny M. Zdobnov, Richard A. Gibbs, Stephen Richards
. 2020-02-13
10.1101/2020.02.12.941716

The TRH-ortholog EFLamide in the migratory locust
Jan A. Veenstra, Ladislav Šimo
Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 2020-01-01
10.1016/j.ibmb.2019.103281

Most lepidopteran neuroparsin genes seem functional, but in some domesticated silkworm strains it has a fatal mutation.
Jan A. Veenstra
General and Comparative Endocrinology. 2020-01-01
10.1016/j.ygcen.2019.113274

The hormone neuroparsin seems essential in Lepidoptera but not in domesticated silkworms
Jan A. Veenstra
. 2019-07-28
10.1101/716746

Two Lys-vasopressin-like peptides, EFLamide, and other phasmid neuropeptides.
Jan A. Veenstra
General and Comparative Endocrinology. 2019-07-01
10.1016/j.ygcen.2018.04.027

Coleoptera genome and transcriptome sequences reveal numerous differences in neuropeptide signaling between species
Jan A. Veenstra
PeerJ. 2019-06-17
10.7717/peerj.7144

Drosophila insulin-like peptide dilp1 increases lifespan and glucagon-like Akh expression epistatic to dilp2.
Stephanie Post, Sifang Liao, Rochele Yamamoto, Jan A. Veenstra, Dick R. Nässel, Marc Tatar
Aging Cell. 2018-12-03
10.1111/acel.12863

Drosophila insulin-like peptide 1 (DILP1) promotes organismal growth and catabolic energy metabolism during the non-feeding pupal stage
Sifang Liao, Stephanie Post, Philipp Lehmann, Jan A Veenstra, Marc Tatar, Dick R Nassel
. 2018-09-19
10.1101/421669

Drosophila insulin-like peptide dilp1 increases lifespan and glucagon-like Akh expression epistatic to dilp2
Stephanie Post, Sifang Liao, Rochele Yamamoto, Jan A. Veenstra, Dick R. Nässel, Marc Tatar
. 2018-07-30
10.1101/380410

The salivary gland salivation stimulating peptide from Locusta migratoria (Lom-SG-SASP) is not a typical neuropeptide
Jan A. Veenstra
PeerJ. 2017-07-26
10.7717/peerj.3619

The salivary gland salivation stimulating peptide from Locusta migratoria (Lom-SG-SASP) is not a neuropeptide
Jan A Veenstra
. 2017-04-21
10.7287/peerj.preprints.2940v1

Rudimentary expression of RYamide in Drosophila melanogaster relative to other Drosophila species points to a functional decline of this neuropeptide gene
Jan A. Veenstra, Hela Khammassi
Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 2017-04-01
10.1016/j.ibmb.2017.03.001

Correction: Allatostatin A Signalling in Drosophila Regulates Feeding and Sleep and Is Modulated by PDF.
Jiangtian Chen, Wencke Reiher, Christiane Hermann-Luibl, Azza Sellami, Paola Cognigni, Shu Kondo, Charlotte Helfrich-Förster, Jan A. Veenstra, Christian Wegener
PLoS Genet. 2016-12-06
10.1371/journal.pgen.1006492

Neuropeptide Evolution: Chelicerate Neurohormone and Neuropeptide Genes may reflect one or more whole genome duplications.
Jan A. Veenstra
General and Comparative Endocrinology. 2016-11-01
10.1016/j.ygcen.2015.07.014

Allatostatin A Signalling in Drosophila Regulates Feeding and Sleep and Is Modulated by PDF
Jiangtian Chen, Wencke Reiher, Christiane Hermann-Luibl, Azza Sellami, Paola Cognigni, Shu Kondo, Charlotte Helfrich-Förster, Jan A. Veenstra, Christian Wegener
PLoS Genet. 2016-09-30
10.1371/journal.pgen.1006346

Drosophila insulin-like peptide 1 (DILP1) is transiently expressed during non-feeding stages and reproductive dormancy
Yiting Liu, Sifang Liao, Jan A. Veenstra, Dick R. Nässel
Sci Rep. 2016-05-20
10.1038/srep26620

Allatostatins C, double C and triple C, the result of a local gene triplication in an ancestral Arthropod
Jan A. Veenstra
General and Comparative Endocrinology. 2016-05-01
10.1016/j.ygcen.2016.04.013

Neuropeptide evolution: Chelicerate neurohormone and neuropeptide genes may reflect one or more whole genome duplications
Jan A. Veenstra
General and Comparative Endocrinology. 2016-04-01
10.1016/j.ygcen.2015.11.019

SIFamide acts on fruitless neurons to modulate sexual behavior in Drosophila melanogaster
Azza Sellami, Jan A. Veenstra
Peptides. 2015-12-01
10.1016/j.peptides.2015.10.003

The power of next-generation sequencing as illustrated by the neuropeptidome of the crayfish Procambarus clarkii
Jan A. Veenstra
General and Comparative Endocrinology. 2015-12-01
10.1016/j.ygcen.2015.06.013

Chemical identity, function and regulation of enteroendocrine peptides in insects
Christian Wegener, Jan A Veenstra
Current Opinion in Insect Science. 2015-10-01
10.1016/j.cois.2015.07.003

Isoform-specific expression of the neuropeptide orcokinin in Drosophila melanogaster
Ji Chen, Min Sung Choi, Akira Mizoguchi, Jan A. Veenstra, KyeongJin Kang, Young-Joon Kim, Jae Young Kwon
Peptides. 2015-06-01
10.1016/j.peptides.2015.01.002

The contribution of the genomes of a termite and a locust to our understanding of insect neuropeptides and neurohormones
Jan A. Veenstra
Front. Physiol.. 2014-11-19
10.3389/fphys.2014.00454

Control of lipid metabolism by tachykinin in Drosophila
Wei Song, Jan A. Veenstra, Norbert Perrimon
Cell Reports. 2014-10-01
10.1016/j.celrep.2014.08.060

Reprint of "The distribution and physiological effects of three evolutionarily and sequence-related neuropeptides in Rhodnius prolixus: Adipokinetic hormone, corazonin and adipokinetic hormone/corazonin-related peptide"
H. Patel, I. Orchard, J.A. Veenstra, A.B. Lange
General and Comparative Endocrinology. 2014-07-01
10.1016/j.ygcen.2014.07.001

More Drosophila enteroendocrine peptides: Orcokinin B and the CCHamides 1 and 2
Jan A. Veenstra, Takanori Ida
Cell Tissue Res. 2014-05-22
10.1007/s00441-014-1880-2

The distribution and physiological effects of three evolutionarily and sequence-related neuropeptides in rhodnius prolixus: Adipokinetic hormone, corazonin and adipokinetic hormone/corazonin-related peptide
H. Patel, I. Orchard, J.A. Veenstra, A.B. Lange
General and Comparative Endocrinology. 2014-01-01
10.1016/j.ygcen.2013.10.012

Functional significance of the copper transporter ATP7 in peptidergic neurons and endocrine cells in Drosophila melanogaster
Azza Sellami, Christian Wegener, Jan A. Veenstra
FEBS Letters. 2012-08-16
10.1016/j.febslet.2012.08.009

Allatotropin, leucokinin and AKH in honey bees and other Hymenoptera
Jan A. Veenstra, Léa Rodriguez, Robert J. Weaver
Peptides. 2012-05-01
10.1016/j.peptides.2012.02.019

In silico cloning of genes encoding neuropeptides, neurohormones and their putative G-protein coupled receptors in a spider mite
Jan A. Veenstra, Stephane Rombauts, Miodrag Grbić
Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 2012-04-01
10.1016/j.ibmb.2011.12.009

The genome of Tetranychus urticae reveals herbivorous pest adaptations
Miodrag Grbić, Thomas Van Leeuwen, Richard M. Clark, Stephane Rombauts, Pierre Rouzé, Vojislava Grbić, Edward J. Osborne, Wannes Dermauw, Phuong Cao Thi Ngoc, Félix Ortego, Pedro Hernández-Crespo, Isabel Diaz, Manuel Martinez, Maria Navajas, Élio Sucena, Sara Magalhães, Lisa Nagy, Ryan M. Pace, Sergej Djuranović, Guy Smagghe, Masatoshi Iga, Olivier Christiaens, Jan A. Veenstra, John Ewer, Rodrigo Mancilla Villalobos, Jeffrey L. Hutter, Stephen D. Hudson, Marisela Velez, Soojin V. Yi, Jia Zeng, Andre Pires-daSilva, Fernando Roch, Marc Cazaux, Marie Navarro, Vladimir Zhurov, Gustavo Acevedo, Anica Bjelica, Jeffrey A. Fawcett, Eric Bonnet, Cindy Martens, Guy Baele, Lothar Wissler, Aminael Sanchez-Rodriguez, Luc Tirry, Catherine Blais, Kristof Demeestere, Stefan R. Henz, T. Ryan Gregory, Johannes Mathieu, Lou Verdon, Laurent Farinelli, Jeremy Schmutz, Erika Lindquist, René Feyereisen, Yves Van de Peer
Nature. 2011-11-01
10.1038/nature10640

Neuropeptide evolution: Neurohormones and neuropeptides predicted from the genomes of Capitella teleta and Helobdella robusta
Jan A. Veenstra
General and Comparative Endocrinology. 2011-04-01
10.1016/j.ygcen.2011.01.005

Neuroendocrine cells in Drosophila melanogaster producing GPA2/GPB5, a hormone with homology to LH, FSH and TSH
Azza Sellami, Hans-Jürgen Agricola, Jan A. Veenstra
General and Comparative Endocrinology. 2011-02-01
10.1016/j.ygcen.2010.11.015

Ecdysone receptor homologs from mollusks, leeches and a polychaete worm
Michel Laguerre, Jan A. Veenstra
FEBS Letters. 2010-10-08
10.1016/j.febslet.2010.10.004

Expression of the mu opioid receptor in Drosophila and its effects on trehalose and glycogen when expressed by the AKH neuroendocrine cells
Azza Sellami, Guillaume Isabel, Jan A. Veenstra
Peptides. 2010-07-01
10.1016/j.peptides.2010.04.015

Genome sequences of the human body louse and its primary endosymbiont provide insights into the permanent parasitic lifestyle
E. F. Kirkness, B. J. Haas, W. Sun, H. R. Braig, M. A. Perotti, J. M. Clark, S. H. Lee, H. M. Robertson, R. C. Kennedy, E. Elhaik, D. Gerlach, E. V. Kriventseva, C. G. Elsik, D. Graur, C. A. Hill, J. A. Veenstra, B. Walenz, J. M. C. Tubio, J. M. C. Ribeiro, J. Rozas, J. S. Johnston, J. T. Reese, A. Popadic, M. Tojo, D. Raoult, D. L. Reed, Y. Tomoyasu, E. Kraus, O. Mittapalli, V. M. Margam, H.-M. Li, J. M. Meyer, R. M. Johnson, J. Romero-Severson, J. P. VanZee, D. Alvarez-Ponce, F. G. Vieira, M. Aguade, S. Guirao-Rico, J. M. Anzola, K. S. Yoon, J. P. Strycharz, M. F. Unger, S. Christley, N. F. Lobo, M. J. Seufferheld, N. Wang, G. A. Dasch, C. J. Struchiner, G. Madey, L. I. Hannick, S. Bidwell, V. Joardar, E. Caler, R. Shao, S. C. Barker, S. Cameron, R. V. Bruggner, A. Regier, J. Johnson, L. Viswanathan, T. R. Utterback, G. G. Sutton, D. Lawson, R. M. Waterhouse, J. C. Venter, R. L. Strausberg, M. R. Berenbaum, F. H. Collins, E. M. Zdobnov, B. R. Pittendrigh
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2010-06-21
10.1073/pnas.1003379107

Neurohormones and neuropeptides encoded by the genome of Lottia gigantea, with reference to other mollusks and insects
Jan A. Veenstra
General and Comparative Endocrinology. 2010-05-01
10.1016/j.ygcen.2010.02.010

What the loss of the hormone neuroparsin in the melanogaster subgroup of Drosophila can tell us about its function
Jan A. Veenstra
Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 2010-04-01
10.1016/j.ibmb.2010.03.001

Genome sequence of the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum

PLoS Biol. 2010-02-23
10.1371/journal.pbio.1000313

Neuropeptide and neurohormone precursors in the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum
J. Huybrechts, J. Bonhomme, S. Minoli, N. Prunier-Leterme, A. Dombrovsky, M. Abdel-Latief, A. Robichon, J. A. Veenstra, D. Tagu
Insect Molecular Biology. 2010-02-23
10.1111/j.1365-2583.2009.00951.x

Detailed analysis of leucokinin-expressing neurons and their candidate functions in the Drosophila nervous system
María de Haro, Ismael Al-Ramahi, Jonathan Benito-Sipos, Begoña López-Arias, Belén Dorado, Jan A. Veenstra, Pilar Herrero
Cell Tissue Res. 2009-11-26
10.1007/s00441-009-0890-y

Does corazonin signal nutritional stress in insects?
Jan A. Veenstra
Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 2009-11-01
10.1016/j.ibmb.2009.09.008

Peptidergic paracrine and endocrine cells in the midgut of the fruit fly maggot
Jan A. Veenstra
Cell Tissue Res. 2009-03-25
10.1007/s00441-009-0769-y

Allatostatin C and its paralog allatostatin double C: The arthropod somatostatins
Jan A. Veenstra
Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 2009-03-01
10.1016/j.ibmb.2008.10.014

Regulatory peptides in fruit fly midgut
Jan A. Veenstra, Hans-Jürgen Agricola, Azza Sellami
Cell Tissue Res. 2008-10-30
10.1007/s00441-008-0708-3

Mapping peptidergic cells in Drosophila: Where DIMM fits in
Dongkook Park, Jan A. Veenstra, Jae H. Park, Paul H. Taghert
PLoS ONE. 2008-03-26
10.1371/journal.pone.0001896

The neuropeptide SIFamide modulates sexual behavior in Drosophila
Selim Terhzaz, Philippe Rosay, Stephen F. Goodwin, Jan A. Veenstra
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 2007-01-01
10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.11.030

AKH-producing neuroendocrine cell ablation decreases trehalose and induces behavioral changes in Drosophila
Guillaume Isabel, Jean-René Martin, Saad Chidami, Jan A. Veenstra, Philippe Rosay
American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 2005-02-01
10.1152/ajpregu.00158.2004

Mas-allatotropin/Lom-AG-myotropin I immunostaining in the brain of the locust, Schistocerca gregaria
Uwe Homberg, Christian Brandl, Elke Clynen, Liliane Schoofs, Jan A. Veenstra
Cell Tissue Res. 2004-10-08
10.1007/s00441-004-0913-7

Stimulation of JH biosynthesis by the corpora allata of adult female Aedes aegypti in vitro: Effect of farnesoic acid and Aedes allatotropin
Yiping Li, Gopalan C. Unnithan, Jan A. Veenstra, René Feyereisen, Fernando G. Noriega
Journal of Experimental Biology. 2003-06-01
10.1242/jeb.00371

Drosophila Neuropeptide Signaling
Paul H Taghert, Jan A Veenstra
Advances in Genetics. 2003-01-01
10.1016/S0065-2660(03)01001-0

Two nitridergic peptides are encoded by the gene capability in Drosophila melanogaster.
Laura Kean, William Cazenave, Laurence Costes, Kate E. Broderick, Shirley Graham, Valerie P. Pollock, Shireen A. Davies, Jan A. Veenstra, Julian A. T. Dow
American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 2002-05-01
10.1152/ajpregu.00584.2001

Sequence and evolution of a hexamerin from the ant Camponotus festinatus
T. Martinez, T. Burmester, J. A. Veenstra, Diana Wheeler
Insect Mol Biol. 2000-08-01
10.1046/j.1365-2583.2000.00204.x

Ovary Maturing Parsin and Diuretic Hormone are produced by the same neuroendocrine cells in the migratory locust, Locusta migratoria
Mireille Tamarelle, Geoffrey M Coast, Jan A Veenstra
Peptides. 2000-05-01
10.1016/S0196-9781(00)00187-X

Mono- and dibasic proteolytic cleavage sites in insect neuroendocrine peptide precursors.

Arch Insect Biochem Physiol. 2000-02
10.1002/(sici)1520-6327(200002)43:2

Isolation and identification of a peptide and its cDNA from the mosquito Aedes aegypti related to Manduca sexta allatotropin
Jan A Veenstra, Laurence Costes
Peptides. 1999-10-01
10.1016/S0196-9781(99)00117-5

Isolation and identification of three RFamide-immunoreactive peptides from the mosquito Aedes aegypti.
Jan A. Veenstraab
Peptides. 1999-01-01
10.1016/s0196-9781(98)00153-3

A single cDNA encodes all three Aedes leucokinins, which stimulate both fluid secretion by the malpighian tubules and hindgut contractions
Jan A. Veenstra, John M. Pattillo, David H. Petzel
Journal of Biological Chemistry. 1997-04-01
10.1074/jbc.272.16.10402

Identification of three allatostatins and their cDNA from the mosquito Aedes aegypti
Jan A Veenstra, Fernando G Noriega, Rolf Graf, René Feyereisen
Peptides. 1997-01-01
10.1016/S0196-9781(97)00032-6

Immunohistological localization of regulatory peptides in the midgut of the female mosquito Aedes aegypti
Jan A. Veenstra, Greg W. Lau, Hans-J�rgen Agricola, David H. Petzel
Histochem Cell Biol. 1995-11-01
10.1007/BF01458127

Isolation of a novel RFamide peptide from the midgut of the American cockroach, Periplaneta americana
J.A. Veenstra, G. Lambrou
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 1995-08-01
10.1006/bbrc.1995.2162

Isolation of two AKH-related peptides from cicadas.
Jan A. Veenstra, Henry H. Hagedorn
Arch. Insect Biochem. Physiol.. 1995-01-01
10.1002/arch.940290406

Postembryonic development of corazonin-containing neurons and neurosecretory cells in the blowfly, Phormia terraenovae
Rafael Cantera, Jan A. Veenstra, Dick R. Nässel
J. Comp. Neurol.. 1994-12-22
10.1002/cne.903500405

Leucokinin and diuretic hormone immunoreactivity of neurons in the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta, and co-localization of this immunoreactivity in lateral neurosecretory cells of abdominal ganglia
Yuetian Chen, Jan A. Veenstra, Henry Hagedorn, Norman T. Davis
Cell Tissue Res. 1994-12-01
10.1007/BF00331367

Isolation and structure of the Drosophila corazonin gene
J.A. Veenstra
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 1994-10-01
10.1006/bbrc.1994.2458

Isolation and identification of three leucokinins from the mosquito Aedes aegypti
J.A. Veenstra
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 1994-07-01
10.1006/bbrc.1994.1989

A comparative study of leucokinin-immunoreactive neurons in insects
Yuetian Chen, Jan A. Veenstra, Norman T. Davis, Henry H. Hagedorn
Cell Tissue Res. 1994-04-01
10.1007/BF00354786

Localization of corazonin in the nervous system of the cockroach Periplaneta americana
Jan A. Veenstra, Norman T. Davis
Cell Tissue Res. 1993-10-01
10.1007/BF00327985

Sensitive enzyme immunoassay for Manduca allatotropin and the existence of an allatotropin‐immunoreactive peptide in Periplaneta americana
Jan A. Veenstra, Henry H. Hagedorn
Arch. Insect Biochem. Physiol.. 1993-01-01
10.1002/arch.940230302

Identification of neuroendocrine cells producing a diuretic hormone in the tobacco hornworm moth, Manduca sexta
Jan A. Veenstra, Henry H. Hagedorn
Cell Tissue Res. 1991-11-01
10.1007/BF00318191

Presence of corazonin in three insect species, and isolation and identification of [His7]corazonin from Schistocerca americana
Jan A. Veenstra
Peptides. 1991-11-01
10.1016/0196-9781(91)90208-7

Structure of the hypertrehalosemic neuropeptide of the German cockroach, Blattella germanica
J.A. Veenstra, F. Camps
Neuropeptides. 1990-02-01
10.1016/0143-4179(90)90046-2

Do insects really have a homeostatic hypotrehalosaemic hormone?
Jan A. Veenstra
Biological Reviews. 1989-11-01
10.1111/j.1469-185x.1989.tb00678.x

Isolation and structure of two gastrin/CCK-like neuropeptides from the American cockroach homologous to the leucosulfakinins
J.A. Veenstra
Neuropeptides. 1989-10-01
10.1016/0143-4179(89)90038-3

Isolation and structure of corazonin, a cardioactive peptide from the American cockroach
Jan A. Veenstra
FEBS Letters. 1989-07-03
10.1016/0014-5793(89)80727-6

Simulation of the activation of fat body glycogen phosphorylase and trehalose synthesis by peptide hormones in the American cockroach
Jan A. Veenstra
Biosystems. 1989-01-01
10.1016/0303-2647(89)90006-3

The apparent absence of a homeostatic hypotrehalosaemic hormone in the German cockroach (Blattella germanica)
Jan A. Veenstra
Journal of Insect Physiology. 1989-01-01
10.1016/0022-1910(89)90036-X

Immunocytochemical demonstration of vertebrate peptides in invertebrates: The homology concept
Jan A. Veenstra
Neuropeptides. 1988-08-01
10.1016/0143-4179(88)90030-3

Effects of 5-hydroxytryptamine on the Malpighian tubules of Aedes aegypti
Jan A. Veenstra
Journal of Insect Physiology. 1988-01-01
10.1016/0022-1910(88)90139-4

Diversity in neurohaemal organs for homologous neurosecretory cells in different insect species as demonstrated by immunocytochemistry with an antiserum to molluscan cardioexcitatory peptide
J.A. Veenstra
Neuroscience Letters. 1987-01-01
10.1016/0304-3940(87)90026-7

Phylogenetic differentiation of glandular cells in corpora cardiaca as studied immunocytochemically with region-specific antisera to adipokinetic hormone
H. Schooneveld, H.M. Romberg-Privee, J.A. Veenstra
Journal of Insect Physiology. 1987-01-01
10.1016/0022-1910(87)90143-0

Immunocytochemical differentiation between adipokinetic hormone (AKH)-like peptides in neurons and glandular cells in the corpus cardiacum of Locusta migratoria and Periplaneta americana with C-terminal and N-terminal specific antisera to AKH
H. Schooneveld, H.M. Romberg-Privee, J.A. Veenstra
Cell Tissue Res.. 1986-01-01
10.1007/BF00221847

A proctolin-like peptide and its immunocytochemical localization in the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata
J.A. Veenstra, H.M. Romberg-Privee, H. Schooneveld
Cell Tissue Res.. 1985-06-01
10.1007/BF00216342

Adipokinetic hormone-immunoreactive peptide in the endocrine and central nervous system of several insect species: A comparative immunocytochemical approach
H. Schooneveld, H.M. Romberg-Privee, J.A. Veenstra
General and Comparative Endocrinology. 1985-02-01
10.1016/0016-6480(85)90262-X

Immunocytochemical localization of peptidergic neurons and neurosecretory cells in the neuro-endocrine system of the Colorado potato beetle with antisera to vertebrate regulatory peptides
J. A. Veenstra, H. M. Romberg-Privee, H. Schooneveld, J. M. Polak
Histochemistry. 1985-01-01
10.1007/BF00502085

Immunocytochemical demonstration of a homology in peptidergic neurosecretory cells in the suboesophageal ganglion of a beetle and a locust with antisera to bovine pancreatic polypeptide, FMRFamide, vasopressin and α-MSH
J.A. Veenstra
Neuroscience Letters. 1984-07-01
10.1016/0304-3940(84)90017-X

Immunocytochemical localization of neurons in the nervous system of the Colorado potato beetle with antisera against FMRFamide and bovine pancreatic polypeptide
J.A. Veenstra, H. Schooneveld
Cell Tissue Res.. 1984-02-01
10.1007/BF00217854

Immunocytochemical localization of gastrin-releasing peptide/bombesin-like immunoreactive neurons in insects
J. A. Veenstra, N. Yanaihara
Histochemistry. 1984-01-01
10.1007/BF00490106

Immunocytochemical localization of peptidergic cells in the neuro-endocrine system of the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, with antisera against vasopressin, vasotocin and oxytocin
J. A. Veenstra, H. M. Romberg-Privee, H. Schooneveld
Histochemistry. 1984-01-01
10.1007/BF00495397

Adipokinetic hormone and AKH-like peptide demonstrated in the corpora cardiaca and nervous system of Locusta migratoria by immunocytochemistry
H. Schooneveld, G.I. Tesser, J.A. Veenstra, H.M. Romberg-Privee
Cell Tissue Res.. 1983-03-01
10.1007/BF00216028

Suppression of egg-laying during starvation in the snail Lymnaea stagnalis by inhibition of the ovulation hormone producing Caudo-Dorsal cells
A. Ter Maat, J.C. Lodder, J. Veenstra, J.T. Goldschmeding
Brain Research. 1982-05-01
10.1016/0006-8993(82)90528-5

Immunocytochemical identification of neural elements in the central nervous systems of a snail, some insects, a fish, and a mammal with an antiserum to the molluscan cardio-excitatory tetrapeptide FMRF-amide
H.H. Boer, L.P.C. Schot, J.A. Veenstra, Dagmar Reichelt
Cell Tissue Res.. 1980-12-01
10.1007/BF00236917