Nuclear hormone receptor FTZ-F1

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[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

Nucleus (Potential).

[edit] Developmental Stage

Expression is intermittent being high during larval molting and both the larval-pupal and the pupal-adult transformations.

[edit] Similarity

Belongs to the nuclear hormone receptor family. NR5 subfamily. Contains 1 nuclear receptor DNA-binding domain.

[edit] Post translational Modification

[edit] Function

May play an important role in development.