Hypertrehalosaemic 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

Hypertrehalosaemic hormone (HTH) (Hypertrehalosaemic neuropeptide).

[edit] Source Organism

Nauphoeta cinerea (Cinereous cockroach) (Gray cockroach).

[edit] Taxomomy

Eukaryota; Metazoa; Arthropoda; Hexapoda; Insecta; Pterygota;Neoptera; Orthopteroidea; Dictyoptera; Blattaria; Blaberidae;Oxyhaloinae; Nauphoeta.

[edit] Subcellular Localization

Secreted protein.

[edit] Developmental Stage

[edit] Similarity

Belongs to the AKH/HRTH/RPCH family.

[edit] Post translational Modification

[edit] Function

Hypertrehalosaemic factors are neuropeptides that elevate the level of trehalose in the hemolymph (trehalose is the major carbohydrate in the hemolymph of insects)

[edit] GeneID