| Primary information |
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| ID | 10539 |
| Uniprot ID | P26731 |
| Description | Bombyxin A-8 precursor (BBX-A8) (4K-prothoracicotropic hormone) (4K-PTTH) [Cleaved into- - Bombyxin A-8 B chain; Bombyxin A-8 A chain]. |
| 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 | Belongs to the insulin family. |
| Tissue Specificity | NA |
| Post Translational Modification | NA |
| Function | Brain peptide responsible for activation of prothoracic glands to produce ecdysone in insects |
| Length | 89 |
| Molecular Weight | 9951 |
| Name | Bombyxin A-8 B chain |
| Sequence | QQPQEVHTYCGRHLARTMADLCWEAGVD |
| Sequence map | 28 (20-47) |
| PDB ID | NA |
| Drugpedia | NA |
| Receptor | NA |
| Domain | NA |
| Pharmaceutical Use | NA
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