Characterization of a novel spexin gene (spx2) in the half-smooth tongue sole and regulation of its expression by nutritional status
Spexin (SPX) is a newly identified peptide hormone of 14 amino acids (aa) with pleiotropic functions in vertebrates, and recently a second paralog of SPX animationbengal.com (named SPX2) has been only found in some non-mammalian species (the previous form of SPX is now designated as SPX1).Results of previous studies have revealed the existence of a