Red pigment-concentrating hormone

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Contents 1 Description 2 Source Organism 3 Taxomomy 4 Subcellular Localization 5 Developmental Stage 6 Similarity 7 Post translational Modification 8 Function 9 GeneID

Description

Red pigment-concentrating prohormone precursor [Contains: Red pigment-concentrating hormone (RPCH); RPCH-related peptide].

Source Organism

Callinectes sapidus (Blue crab).

Taxomomy

Eukaryota; Metazoa; Arthropoda; Crustacea; Malacostraca;Eumalacostraca; Eucarida; Decapoda; Pleocyemata; Brachyura;Eubrachyura; Portunoidea; Portunidae; Callinectes.

Subcellular Localization

Secreted protein.

Developmental Stage

Similarity

Belongs to the AKH/HRTH/RPCH family.

Post translational Modification

Function

This hormone adapts the animal to light backgrounds by stimulating concentration of the pigment of its red body-chromatophores

GeneID

Categories:Hormones