Diapause 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

PBAN-type neuropeptides precursor [Contains: Diapause hormone (DH);Alpha-SG neuropeptide (Alpha-SGNP); Beta-SG neuropeptide (Beta-SGNP);Pheromone biosynthesis-activating neuropeptide I (PBAN-I) (BoM-PBAN)(Melanization and reddish coloration hormone I) (MRCH-I); Pheromonebiosynthesis-activating neuropeptide II (PBAN-II); Gamma-SGneuropeptide (Gamma-SGNP)].

[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 pyrokinin family.

[edit] Post translational Modification

[edit] Function

Diapause hormone (DH) is responsible for induction of embryonic diapause

[edit] GeneID

692749