Mandibular organ-inhibiting hormone 1

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Description

Mandibular organ-inhibiting hormone 1 (MOIH-1).

Source Organism

Cancer pagurus (Rock crab).

Taxomomy

Eukaryota; Metazoa; Arthropoda; Crustacea; Malacostraca;Eumalacostraca; Eucarida; Decapoda; Pleocyemata; Brachyura;Eubrachyura; Cancroidea; Cancridae; Cancer.

Subcellular Localization

Secreted protein.

Developmental Stage

Similarity

Belongs to the arthropod CHH/MIH/GIH/VIH hormone family.

Post translational Modification

Function

Represses the synthesis of methyl farnesoate, the precursor of insect juvenile hormone III in the mandibular organ

GeneID

Categories:Hormones