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PROSITE documentation PDOC00229 |
Adipokinetic hormones (AKH) [1,2] are small active peptides produced by some insect species. They bring on the release of diglycerides from the fat body and then stimulate the flight muscles to use them as an energy source. Other types of active peptides structurally related to AKH are:
These peptides are eight to ten amino acid residues long. The signature pattern to detect them is based on the sequence of the first eight residues, which are common to all these peptides.
Last update:November 1997 / Text revised.
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PROSITE method (with tools and information) covered by this documentation:
1 | Authors | Schaffer M.H. Noyes B.E. Slaughter C.A. Thorne G.C. Gaskell S.J. |
Title | The fruitfly Drosophila melanogaster contains a novel charged adipokinetic-hormone-family peptide. | |
Source | Biochem. J. 269:315-320(1990). | |
PubMed ID | 2117437 |
2 | Authors | Gade G. Hilbich C. Beyreuther K. Rinehart K.L. Jr. |
Title | Sequence analyses of two neuropeptides of the AKH/RPCH-family from the lubber grasshopper, Romalea microptera. | |
Source | Peptides 9:681-688(1988). | |
PubMed ID | 3226948 |