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

A quarter of a century has passed since bombyxin, the first insulin-like peptide identified in insects, was discovered in the silkmoth Bombyx mori. During these years, bombyxin has been studied for its structure, genes, distribution, hemolymph titers, secretion control, as well as physiological func...

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Main Authors: Mizoguchi, Akira, Okamoto, Naoki
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3745042/