Diuretic hormone 1
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[edit] Description
Diuretic hormone 1 (Diuretic hormone I) (DH I) (Diuretic peptide I)(DP I) (DH(37)) (DH37).
[edit] Source Organism
Tenebrio molitor (Yellow mealworm).
[edit] Taxomomy
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Arthropoda; Hexapoda; Insecta; Pterygota;Neoptera; Endopterygota; Coleoptera; Polyphaga; Cucujiformia;Tenebrionidae; Tenebrio.
[edit] Subcellular Localization
Secreted protein.
[edit] Developmental Stage
[edit] Similarity
Belongs to the sauvagine/corticotropin-releasing factor/urotensin I family.
[edit] Post translational Modification
[edit] Function
Stimulates fluid secretion by the Malpighian tubules. Increases cyclic AMP production