| Primary information |
|---|
| ID | 10480 |
| Uniprot ID | P67786 |
| Description | Adipokinetic hormone (AKH) (RO II). |
| Organism | Romalea microptera |
| Txonomy | Eukaryota; Metazoa; Arthropoda; Hexapoda; Insecta; Pterygota;Neoptera; Orthopteroidea; Orthoptera; Caelifera; Acridomorpha;Acridoidea; Romaleidae; Romalea. |
| Subcellular Location | Secreted |
| Developmental Stage | NA |
| Similarity | Belongs to the AKH/HRTH/RPCH family. |
| Tissue Specificity | NA |
| Post Translational Modification | NA |
| Function | This hormone; released from cells in the corpora cardiaca after the beginning of flight; causes release of diglycerides from the fat body and then stimulates the flight muscles to use these diglycerides as an energy source |
| Length | 8 |
| Molecular Weight | 938 |
| Name | Adipokinetic hormone |
| Sequence | QVNFSTGW |
| Sequence map | 8 (1-8) |
| PDB ID | NA |
| Drugpedia | NA |
| Receptor | NA |
| Domain | NA |
| Pharmaceutical Use | NA
|