Bursicon
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Bursicon precursor (Bursicon subunit alpha) (Cuticle-tanning hormone). | Bursicon precursor (Bursicon subunit alpha) (Cuticle-tanning hormone). | ||
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[edit] Description
Bursicon precursor (Bursicon subunit alpha) (Cuticle-tanning hormone).
[edit] Source Organism
Manduca sexta (Tobacco hawkmoth) (Tobacco hornworm).
[edit] Taxomomy
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Arthropoda; Hexapoda; Insecta; Pterygota;Neoptera; Endopterygota; Lepidoptera; Glossata; Ditrysia; Sphingoidea;Sphingidae; Sphinginae; Manduca.
[edit] Subcellular Localization
Secreted protein (By similarity).
[edit] Developmental Stage
[edit] Similarity
Contains 1 CTCK (C-terminal cystine knot-like) domain.
[edit] Post translational Modification
[edit] Function
Final heterodimeric neurohormone released at the end of the molting cycle, involved in the sclerotization (tanning) of the insect cuticle, melanization and wing spreading
