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HMRbase accession number10563
Swiss-prot Accession numberP15410 (Sequence in FASTA format)
DescriptionBombyxin C-1 precursor (BBX-C1) (4K-prothoracicotropic hormone) (4K-PTTH) [Contains: Bombyxin C-1 B chain; Bombyxin C-1 A chain].
Source organismBombyx mori (Silk moth)
Taxonomical ClassificationEukaryota; Metazoa; Arthropoda; Hexapoda; Insecta; Pterygota;Neoptera; Endopterygota; Lepidoptera; Glossata; Ditrysia; Bombycoidea;Bombycidae; Bombyx.
Subcellular locationSecreted protein
Developmental StageN/A
Similarity Belongs to the insulin family.
Tissue SpecificityN/A
Post translational modification N/A
Function Brain peptide responsible for activation of prothoracic glands to produce ecdysone in insects
Protein Length91 Amino acids
Molecular weight10137
References1   Iwami M., Adachi T., Kondo H., Kawakami A., Suzuki Y., Nagasawa H.,Suzuki A., Ishizaki H.; "A novel family C of the genes that encode bombyxin, an insulin-related brain secretory peptide of the silkmoth Bombyx mori: isolationand characterization of gene C-1."; Insect Biochem. 20:295-303(1990).
2  PubMed abstract 8683595
3  PubMed abstract 2708384
Domain NameInsulin  
Hormone NameBombyxin C-1 B chain
Mature Hormone SequenceQTASQFYCGDFLARTMSSLCWSDMQ
Position of mature hormone in Pre-Hormone protein25 Residues from position (20-44)
ReceptorN/A
Gene ID100147698      
PDB IDN/A
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Comments!Receptor for this Hormone are either unknown or have not yet been curated