ISSN:
1432-041X
Keywords:
Key words Bombyxin
;
Insulin
;
Bombyx mori
;
Multigene family
;
Brain neurosecretory cell
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract Bombyxin G1 gene, a novel insulin-related peptide gene of the silkmoth Bombyx mori, has been identified. The G1 gene encodes a precursor peptide which shows 41–56% and 28% sequence identities with preprobombyxins previously characterized and human preproinsulin, respectively. The G1 gene forms a pair with bombyxin C2 gene with opposite transcriptional orientation in a bombyxin gene cluster. The bombyxin G1 mRNA in Bombyx brain was shown to locate in four pairs of medial neurosecretory cells.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s004270050197
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