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EAG_10178
Gene
EAG_10178
Protein
Prothoracicotropic hormone
Organism
Camponotus floridanus
Length
180 amino acids
Function
PTTH is a brain secretory polypeptide of insects which stimulates the prothoracic glands to produce and release ecdysone, the steroid essential to insect development.
Mass
20.616 kDa
Sequence
MKLLILCVMVHGLLAEGPGQVLWKEQVVAPEFLLDDREDIASNRNAFFYEDKRSFRPEGLGEQVKRIAGAEDVGLQPRLVTRSLQCTCETEYEYRNLGEGHYPRYLTTSHCKPKACQNKFNSCRLLYYKVHILSQRDLNGLSDDRYSDDSETETPLPEALRHKWQLKPMKIPVACVPATG
Protein
Prothoracicotropic hormone: EAG_10178