Bursicon
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Description
Bursicon precursor (Bursicon subunit alpha) (Cuticle-tanning hormone).
Source Organism
Manduca sexta (Tobacco hawkmoth) (Tobacco hornworm).
Taxomomy
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Arthropoda; Hexapoda; Insecta; Pterygota;Neoptera; Endopterygota; Lepidoptera; Glossata; Ditrysia; Sphingoidea;Sphingidae; Sphinginae; Manduca.
Subcellular Localization
Secreted protein (By similarity).
Developmental Stage
Similarity
Contains 1 CTCK (C-terminal cystine knot-like) domain.
Post translational Modification
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
