Bombyxin A-8 A chain
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Bombyxin A-8 precursor (BBX-A8) (4K-prothoracicotropic hormone) (4K-PTTH) [Contains: Bombyxin A-8 B chain; Bombyxin A-8 A chain]. | Bombyxin A-8 precursor (BBX-A8) (4K-prothoracicotropic hormone) (4K-PTTH) [Contains: Bombyxin A-8 B chain; Bombyxin A-8 A chain]. | ||
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[edit] Description
Bombyxin A-8 precursor (BBX-A8) (4K-prothoracicotropic hormone) (4K-PTTH) [Contains: Bombyxin A-8 B chain; Bombyxin A-8 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
100169709
