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HMRbase accession number | 10534 |
Swiss-prot Accession number | P26728 (Sequence in FASTA format) |
Description | Bombyxin A-5 precursor (BBX-A5) (4K-prothoracicotropic hormone) (4K-PTTH) [Contains: Bombyxin A-5 B chain; Bombyxin A-5 A chain]. |
Source organism | Bombyx mori (Silk moth) |
Taxonomical Classification | Eukaryota; Metazoa; Arthropoda; Hexapoda; Insecta; Pterygota;Neoptera; Endopterygota; Lepidoptera; Glossata; Ditrysia; Bombycoidea;Bombycidae; Bombyx. |
Subcellular location | Secreted protein |
Developmental Stage | N/A |
Similarity | Belongs to the insulin family. |
Tissue Specificity | N/A |
Post translational modification | N/A |
Function | Brain peptide responsible for activation of prothoracic glands to produce ecdysone in insects |
Protein Length | 92 Amino acids |
Molecular weight | 10299 |
References | 1 PubMed abstract 8683595 |
Domain Name | Insulin |
Hormone Name | Bombyxin A-5 A chain |
Mature Hormone Sequence | GIVDECCLRPCSVDVLLSYC |
Position of mature hormone in Pre-Hormone protein | 20 Residues from position (73-92) |
Receptor | N/A |
Gene ID | 100169658 |
PDB ID | N/A |
Drugpedia | wiki |
Comments | !Receptor for this Hormone are either unknown or have not yet been curated |