Locustatachykinin I – Other Categories

Locustatachykinin I(LTK1 or Lom-TK-I) is a potent, rapid and persistent secretion stimulator in locust Malphigian tubules which controls primary urine production, tubule writhing and local sphincter functions.- LTK1 shares sequence homology with mammalian tachykinins such as substance P.- Two putative tachykinin receptors, Drosophila tachykinin-receptor (DTKR) and neurokinin receptor from Drosophila (NK0) have been identified.