Salivary Protein Card
Accession: Sp001314 Phenoloxidase-activating enzyme precursor [Bombyx mori]
Basic info
| Organism | Bombyx mori |
| Taxonomy | Insecta > Lepidoptera > Bombycidae > Bombyx > Bombyx mori |
| Protein Description | Phenoloxidase-activating enzyme precursor |
| Mass Weight | 47970.538 |
| Isoelectric Point | 8.425 |
Annotation
| Function | Endopeptidase with selective post-Arg cleavage site (PubMed:4197814, PubMed:4197815, PubMed:10066809, PubMed:7981662). Activates prophenoloxidase (PubMed:4197814, PubMed:4197815). Has a probable role in the melanization process as part of the inte immune response (Probable). |
Features
| Feature key | Position | Length |
| Signal Peptide | 1-21 | 21 |
| Chain | 22-173 | 152 |
Sequence
3D Structure
Not available now!
Publication
| 1. |
Satoh D, Horii A, Ochiai M, et al.; Prophenoloxidase-activating enzyme of the silkworm, bombyx mori. Purification, characterization, and cd cloning.; J Biol Chem, 1999, 274(11): 7441-7453. |