Pigment-dispersing hormone C
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Description
Pigment-dispersing hormone C (PDH C) (Light-adapting distal retinalpigment hormone C) (DRPH C).
Source Organism
Orconectes limosus (Spinycheek crayfish).
Taxomomy
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Arthropoda; Crustacea; Malacostraca;Eumalacostraca; Eucarida; Decapoda; Pleocyemata; Astacidea;Astacoidea; Cambaridae; Orconectes; Faxonius.
Subcellular Localization
Secreted protein.
Developmental Stage
Similarity
Belongs to the arthropod PDH family.
Post translational Modification
Function
Causes the migration of the distal retinal pigment into the proximal end of the pigment chromatophore cells and thus decreases the amount of light entering the retinulas. May also function as a neurotransmitter and/or neuromodulator
