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HMRbase accession number10569
Swiss-prot Accession numberP21808 (Sequence in FASTA format)
DescriptionBombyxin E-1 precursor (BBX-E1) (Bombyxin IV) (4K-prothoracicotropichormone IV) (4K-PTTH-IV) [Contains: Bombyxin E-1 B chain; Bombyxin E-1A 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
FunctionPTTH is a brain peptide responsible for activation of prothoracic glands to produce ecdysone in insects
Protein Length98 Amino acids
Molecular weight10987
References1  PubMed abstract 9253178
2   Maruyama K., Hietter H., Nagasawa H., Isogai A., Tamura S., Suzuki A.,Ishizaki H.; "Isolation and primary structure of bombyxin-IV, a novel molecularspecies of bombyxin from the silkworm, Bombyx mori."; Agric. Biol. Chem. 52:3035-3041(1988).
3  PubMed abstract 1515030
Domain NameInsulin  
Hormone NameBombyxin E-1 A chain
Mature Hormone SequenceGVVDECCIQPCTLDVLATYC
Position of mature hormone in Pre-Hormone protein20 Residues from position (79-98)
ReceptorN/A
Gene ID100146109      
PDB IDN/A
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Comments!Receptor for this Hormone are either unknown or have not yet been curated