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HMRbase accession number10531
Swiss-prot Accession numberP26727 (Sequence in FASTA format)
DescriptionBombyxin A-4 precursor (BBX-A4) (4K-prothoracicotropic hormone) (4K-PTTH) [Contains: Bombyxin A-4 B chain; Bombyxin A-4 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
FunctionBrain peptide responsible for activation of prothoracic glands to produce ecdysone in insects
Protein Length92 Amino acids
Molecular weight10172
References1  PubMed abstract 8683595
Domain NameInsulin  
Hormone NameBombyxin A-4 B chain
Mature Hormone SequenceQQPQGVHTYCGRHLARTLADLCWEAGVD
Position of mature hormone in Pre-Hormone protein28 Residues from position (20-47)
ReceptorN/A
Gene ID100169657      
PDB IDN/A
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Comments!Receptor for this Hormone are either unknown or have not yet been curated