Bombyxin A-4 A chain

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Contents 1 Description 2 Source Organism 3 Taxomomy 4 Subcellular Localization 5 Developmental Stage 6 Similarity 7 Post translational Modification 8 Function 9 GeneID

[edit] Description

Bombyxin A-4 precursor (BBX-A4) (4K-prothoracicotropic hormone) (4K-PTTH) [Contains: Bombyxin A-4 B chain; Bombyxin A-4 A chain].

[edit] Source Organism

Bombyx mori (Silk moth).

[edit] Taxomomy

Eukaryota; Metazoa; Arthropoda; Hexapoda; Insecta; Pterygota;Neoptera; Endopterygota; Lepidoptera; Glossata; Ditrysia; Bombycoidea;Bombycidae; Bombyx.

[edit] Subcellular Localization

Secreted protein.

[edit] Developmental Stage

[edit] Similarity

Belongs to the insulin family.

[edit] Post translational Modification

[edit] Function

Brain peptide responsible for activation of prothoracic glands to produce ecdysone in insects

[edit] GeneID

100169657