Isolation and amino acid sequence of a molt-inhibiting hormone from the American crayfish, Procambarus clarkii

H Nagasawa; W J Yang; H Shimizu; K Aida; H Tsutsumi; A Terauchi; H Sonobe

doi:10.1271/bbb.60.554

Isolation and amino acid sequence of a molt-inhibiting hormone from the American crayfish, Procambarus clarkii

Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 1996 Mar;60(3):554-6. doi: 10.1271/bbb.60.554.

Authors

H Nagasawa¹, W J Yang, H Shimizu, K Aida, H Tsutsumi, A Terauchi, H Sonobe

Affiliation

¹ Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo, Japan.

PMID: 8901124
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.60.554

Abstract

A molt-inhibiting hormone (Prc-MIH) was isolated from the sinus glands of the American crayfish, Procambarus clarkii, and its amino acid sequence was determined. It comprised 75 amino acid residues and had an amidated carboxyl terminus. The amino acid sequence was much more similar to MIH of the shore crab (Cam-MIH) than to MIH of the American lobster (Hoa-MIH).

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Astacoidea / chemistry*
Invertebrate Hormones / chemistry*
Invertebrate Hormones / isolation & purification*
Molecular Sequence Data

Substances

Invertebrate Hormones
molt-inhibiting hormone