Parasitic nematodes infect and cause morbidity in over one billion people worldwide, with current anthelmintic drugs decreasing in efficacy. To date, nematodes produce more types of neuropeptides than any other animal. We are interested in the role of neuropeptide signaling systems as a possible target for new anthelmintic drugs. Although FMRFamide-related peptides are found throughout the animal kingdom, the number of these peptides in nematodes greatly exceeds that of any other phylum. We are using as a model for examining FMRFamide-like peptides, all of which share a C-terminal Arg-Phe-amide and which are known as FLPs in nematodes. Our previous work indicated interactions between the , , and signaling pathways. In this paper, we further explore these interactions with chemotaxis and dispersal assays.
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