Mandibular organ-inhibiting hormone
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[edit] Description
Mandibular organ-inhibiting hormone precursor (MOIH) [Contains: MOIHprecursor-related peptide; Mandibular organ-inhibiting hormone].
[edit] Source Organism
Libinia emarginata (Spider crab).
[edit] Taxomomy
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Arthropoda; Crustacea; Malacostraca;Eumalacostraca; Eucarida; Decapoda; Pleocyemata; Brachyura;Eubrachyura; Majoidea; Majidae; Libinia.
[edit] Subcellular Localization
Secreted protein.
[edit] Developmental Stage
[edit] Similarity
Belongs to the arthropod CHH/MIH/GIH/VIH hormone family.
[edit] Post translational Modification
[edit] Function
Represses the synthesis of methyl farnesoate, the precursor of insect juvenile hormone III in the mandibular organ. Also has hyperglycemic activity