| Primary information |
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| ID | 13249 |
| Uniprot ID | Q9GQV7 |
| Description | Head peptide (Aea-HP) (AeaHP) [Cleaved into- Decapeptide 1 (Decapeptide I); Decapeptide 2 (Decapeptide II); Decapeptide 3 (Decapeptide III)] |
| Organism | Aedes aegypti |
| Txonomy | Eukaryota; Opisthokonta; Metazoa; Eumetazoa; Bilateria; Protostomia; Ecdysozoa; Panarthropoda; Arthropoda; Mandibulata; Pancrustacea; Hexapoda; Insecta; Dicondylia; Pterygota (winged insects); Neoptera; Endopterygota; Diptera; Nematocera; Culicomorpha; Culicoidea; Culicidae (mosquitos); Culicinae; Aedini; Aedes; Stegomyia; Aedes aegypti (Yellowfever mosquito) (Culex aegypti) |
| Subcellular Location | Secreted |
| Developmental Stage | NA |
| Similarity | Belongs to the NPY family. |
| Tissue Specificity | Expressed in the brain; terminal ganglion; and midgut of adults- numerous neurosecretory cells and midgut endocrine cells. Expression is dynamic depending on reproductive cycle. |
| Post Translational Modification | NA |
| Function | Has a role in inhibiting host-seeking behavior during a reproductive cycle. |
| Length | 128 |
| Molecular Weight | 14 |
| Name | Head peptide |
| Sequence | QRPPSLKTRF |
| Sequence map | 240 |
| PDB ID | 11931033; 17510324; |
| Drugpedia | NA |
| Receptor | NA |
| Domain | NA |
| Pharmaceutical Use | NA
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