Insulin-like and IGF-like peptides in the silkmoth Bombyx mori: Discovery, structure, secretion, and function

Frontiers in Physiology

Volumn 4 AUG, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Mizoguchi, Akira ^a   Okamoto, Naoki ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research   (Japan)

Author keywords

BIGFLP; Bombyx mori; Bombyxin; Dilp6; Growth; IGF like peptide; Insect; Insulin like peptide

Indexed keywords

BOMBYXIN; DILP6 PROTEIN; INSECT PROTEIN; INSULIN LIKE PEPTIDE; SOMATOMEDIN LIKE PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BOMBYX MORI; BOMBYXIN GENE; BRAIN; DILP6 GENE; FAT BODY; GLYCOGEN METABOLISM; GROWTH REGULATION; METABOLIC REGULATION; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; TISSUE GROWTH;

EID: 84884544592     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664042X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2013.00217     Document Type: Article

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