muscles

General Information (Source: NCBI Gene,UniProt)

Text mining Term muscles
UniProt ID AKH2_SCHGR
Name Adipokinetic hormone precursor-related peptide beta chain
APRP-beta
Adipokinetic hormone II
Adipokinetic hormone 2
AKH-II
Adipokinetic prohormone type 2
Gene Names
Taxonomy Schistocerca gregaria

General annotation

Function This hormone, released from cells in the corpora cardiaca after the beginning of flight, causes release of diglycerides from the fat body and then stimulates the flight muscles to use these diglycerides as an energy source.
Subcellular location Secreted.

Gene Ontology

GO:0007629 flight behavior BP
GO:0007218 neuropeptide signaling pathway BP
GO:0005179 hormone activity MF
GO:0005576 extracellular region CC

Sequence

>gi|543790|sp|P35808.1|AKH2_SCHGR RecName: Full=Adipokinetic prohormone type 2; Contains: RecName: Full=Adipokinetic hormone 2; AltName: Full=Adipokinetic hormone II; Short=AKH-II; Contains: RecName: Full=Adipokinetic hormone precursor-related peptide beta chain; Short=APRP-beta; Flags: Precursor
QLNFSTGWGRRYADPNADPMAFLTKLIQIEARKLSGCSN

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Pfam PF06377