Protein
Chitinase-like protein Idgf5
Organism
Glossina morsitans morsitans
Function
Cooperates with insulin-like peptides to stimulate the proliferation, polarization and motility of imaginal disk cells. May act by stabilizing the binding of insulin-like peptides to its receptor through a simultaneous interaction with both molecules to form a multiprotein signaling complex (By similarity).
Similarity
Belongs to the glycosyl hydrolase 18 family. IDGF subfamily.
Sequence
MRNKMIYFNFHLFVIIFANLQIFQVQAANIFCYYDTQRITDVNAAINYLEPALQFCNFLIYGYAGIDGETYQVKSLDYGLNYDIYQAITSLKLKHNRLKVLLSIGGDRDQTEDLAEDNKYLKLLENLSSRNAFINSIQSVIRTYGFDGLDMAWQFPKNPPKHEHSGFRKYLDKLMNLFRRSPVIDENSAFHKEQFVSLLTELRQSLNPMGAIMTMTVLPHVSAELFLDVKPIVNHVDFIILATFDYLTPYRDPTIAHYTAPIYAVSEHDPSHNINYDVQYWLNHTTATSKLVLGVPAYGRSWTMIKKSGITGHPPITAGGPGRAGHRTLTAGLLSWPEICVKIHQNKELEGDAARFRKVSDPTKRFGTYAYRSVDENNEYGIWVSYEEPKTAANKAEYAHARNLSGVALFDLSMDDVTGECGDGTYSILKSIHNAFKKFK