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HMRbase accession number10094
Swiss-prot Accession numberQ9U5D2 (Sequence in FASTA format)
DescriptionCrustacean hyperglycemic hormones 2 precursor (Pej-SGP-II) [Contains:CHH precursor-related peptide 2 (CPRP 2); Crustacean hyperglycemichormone 2 (CHH 2)].
Source organismPenaeus japonicus (Kuruma prawn)
Taxonomical ClassificationEukaryota; Metazoa; Arthropoda; Crustacea; Malacostraca;Eumalacostraca; Eucarida; Decapoda; Dendrobranchiata; Penaeoidea;Penaeidae; Marsupenaeus.
Subcellular locationSecreted protein
Developmental StageN/A
Similarity Belongs to the arthropod CHH/MIH/GIH/VIH hormone family.
Tissue SpecificityN/A
Post translational modification N/A
FunctionHormone found in the sinus gland of isopods and decapods which controls the blood sugar level. Has a secretagogue action over the amylase released from the midgut gland. May act as a stress hormone and may be involved in the control of molting and reproduction
Protein Length120 Amino acids
Molecular weight13467
References1   Ohira T., Watanabe T., Aida K., Nagasawa H.; "Crustacean hyperglycemic hormone of kuruma prawn Penaeus japonicus."; Submitted (DEC-1999) to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases.
2  PubMed abstract 9210164
Domain NameCrust_neurohorm  
Hormone NameCrustacean hyperglycemic hormone 2
Mature Hormone SequenceSLFDPSCTGVFDRQLLRRLGRVCDDCFNVFREPNVAMECRSNCYNNPVFRQCMEYLLPAHLHDEYRLAVQMV
Position of mature hormone in Pre-Hormone protein72 Residues from position (47-118)
ReceptorN/A
Gene IDN/A
PDB IDN/A
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Comments!Receptor for this Hormone are either unknown or have not yet been curated