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HMRbase accession number | 10537 |
Swiss-prot Accession number | P26730 (Sequence in FASTA format) |
Description | Bombyxin A-7 precursor (BBX-A7) (4K-prothoracicotropic hormone) (4K-PTTH) [Contains: Bombyxin A-7 B chain; Bombyxin A-7 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 | 10286 |
References | 1 PubMed abstract 8683595 2 PubMed abstract 16593744 |
Domain Name | Insulin |
Hormone Name | Bombyxin A-7 B chain |
Mature Hormone Sequence | QQPQAVHTYCGRHLARTLADLCWEAGVD |
Position of mature hormone in Pre-Hormone protein | 28 Residues from position (20-47) |
Receptor | N/A |
Gene ID | N/A |
PDB ID | N/A |
Drugpedia | wiki |
Comments | !Receptor for this Hormone are either unknown or have not yet been curated |