Diuretic hormone 2

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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

Diuretic hormone 2 (DH-2) (Diuretic peptide 2) (DP-2) (DH(30)).

Source Organism

Hyles lineata (Whitelined sphinx moth).

Taxomomy

Eukaryota; Metazoa; Arthropoda; Hexapoda; Insecta; Pterygota;Neoptera; Endopterygota; Lepidoptera; Glossata; Ditrysia; Sphingoidea;Sphingidae; Macroglossinae; Hyles.

Subcellular Localization

Secreted protein.

Developmental Stage

Similarity

Belongs to the sauvagine/corticotropin-releasing factor/urotensin I family.

Post translational Modification

Function

Regulation of fluid secretion. May stimulate primary urine secretion by Malpighian tubules and causes a dose-dependent stimulation of cAMP levels in the tubules

GeneID

Categories:Hormones