Pigment-dispersing hormone

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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

Pigment-dispersing hormone type 1 precursor [Contains: PDH precursor-related peptide (PPRD); Pigment-dispersing hormone (PDH)].

[edit] Source Organism

Penaeus vannamei (Penoeid shrimp) (European white shrimp).

[edit] Taxomomy

Eukaryota; Metazoa; Arthropoda; Crustacea; Malacostraca;Eumalacostraca; Eucarida; Decapoda; Dendrobranchiata; Penaeoidea;Penaeidae; Litopenaeus.

[edit] Subcellular Localization

Secreted protein (By similarity).

[edit] Developmental Stage

[edit] Similarity

Belongs to the arthropod PDH family.

[edit] Post translational Modification

[edit] Function

The pigment-dispersing hormone causes the migration of the distal retinal pigment into the proximal end of the pigment chromatophore cells and thus decreases the amount of light entering the retinulas. May also function as a neurotransmitter and/or neuromodulator

[edit] GeneID