Bombyxin E-1 A chain

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[edit] Description

Bombyxin E-1 precursor (BBX-E1) (Bombyxin IV) (4K-prothoracicotropichormone IV) (4K-PTTH-IV) [Contains: Bombyxin E-1 B chain; Bombyxin E-1A 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

PTTH is a brain peptide responsible for activation of prothoracic glands to produce ecdysone in insects

[edit] GeneID

100146109

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