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HMRbase accession number10093
Swiss-prot Accession numberP26736 (Sequence in FASTA format)
DescriptionBombyxin D-1 precursor (BBX-D1) (4K-prothoracicotropic hormone) (4K-PTTH) [Contains: Bombyxin D-1 B chain; Bombyxin D-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 Length90 Amino acids
Molecular weight10106
References1  PubMed abstract 8683595
Domain NameInsulin  
Hormone NameBombyxin D-1 A chain
Mature Hormone SequenceGIADECCLQPCTNDVLLSYC
Position of mature hormone in Pre-Hormone protein20 Residues from position (71-90)
ReceptorN/A
Gene ID100169725      
PDB IDN/A
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Comments!Receptor for this Hormone are either unknown or have not yet been curated