Symbol GBP_PSP InterPro IPR003463 SUPERFAMILY 1b1v | Pfam PF02425 SCOP 1b1v OPM superfamily 165 | |
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Paralytic peptides are a family of short (23 amino acids) insect peptides that halt metamorphosis of insects from larvae to pupae. These peptides contain 1 disulphide bridge. The family includes growth-blocking peptide (GBP) of Mythimna separata (Oriental armyworm) and the paralytic peptides from Manduca sexta (Tobacco hawkmoth), Heliothis virescens (Noctuid moth), and Spodoptera exigua (Beet armyworm) as well as plasmatocyte-spreading peptide (PSP1).
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