| Primary information |
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| ID | 10059 |
| Uniprot ID | Q566B1 |
| Description | Bursicon precursor (Bursicon subunit alpha) (Cuticle-tanning hormone). |
| Organism | Bombyx mori |
| Txonomy | Eukaryota; Metazoa; Arthropoda; Hexapoda; Insecta; Pterygota;Neoptera; Endopterygota; Lepidoptera; Glossata; Ditrysia; Bombycoidea;Bombycidae; Bombyx. |
| Subcellular Location | Secreted |
| Developmental Stage | NA |
| Similarity | Cleaved into- 1 CTCK (C-terminal cystine knot-like) domain. |
| Tissue Specificity | NA |
| Post Translational Modification | NA |
| Function | Final heterodimeric neurohormone released at the end of the molting cycle; involved in the sclerotization (tanning) of the insect cuticle; melanization and wing spreading |
| Length | 160 |
| Molecular Weight | 17901 |
| Name | Bursicon |
| Sequence | FPVTGHEVQLPPGTKFFCQECQMTAVIHVLKHRGCKPKAIPSFACIGKCTSYVQVSGSKIWQMERTCNCCQESGEREATVVLFCPDAQNEEKRFRKVSTKAPLQCMCRPCGSIEESSIIPQEVAGYSEEGPLYNHFRKSL |
| Sequence map | 140 (21-160) |
| PDB ID | NA |
| Drugpedia | NA |
| Receptor | NA |
| Domain | NA |
| Pharmaceutical Use | NA
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