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

[edit] GeneID