Hemolin
Sign in to saveHemolin is an immunoglobulin-like protein exclusively found in Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies). It was first discovered in immune-challenged pupae of Hyalophora cecropia and Manduca sexta.
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Hemolin is an immunoglobulin-like protein exclusively found in Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies). It was first discovered in immune-challenged pupae of Hyalophora cecropia and Manduca sexta.
Hemolin has a horseshoe crystal structure with four domains and resembles the developmental protein neuroglian. thumb|Hemolin from Hyalophora cecropia superimposed on neuroglian. Predicted differences between the proteins are highlighted in red. Made in Swiss Protein Database Viewer.
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