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Nature Cell Biology 10, 468–475 (1 April 2008) | doi:10.1038/ncb1710

Drosophila short neuropeptide F signalling regulates growth by ERK-mediated insulin signalling

Kyu-Sun Lee , O-Yu Kwon , Joon H. Lee , Kisang Kwon , Kyung-Jin Min , Sun-Ah Jung , Ae-Kyeong Kim , Kwan-Hee You , Marc Tatar & Kweon Yu

Insulin and insulin growth factor have central roles in growth, metabolism and ageing of animals, including Drosophila melanogaster. In Drosophila, insulin-like peptides (Dilps) are produced by specialized neurons in the brain.