Reviewed, UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot P80684 (CUC1B_TENMO)

Names and origin

Protein names	Recommended name:     Pupal cuticle protein C1B Alternative name(s):     TM-PCP C1B       Short name=TM-C1B
Organism	Tenebrio molitor (Yellow mealworm)
Taxonomic identifier	7067 [NCBI]
Taxonomic lineage	Eukaryota › Metazoa › Arthropoda › Hexapoda › Insecta › Pterygota › Neoptera › Endopterygota › Coleoptera › Polyphaga › Cucujiformia › Tenebrionidae › Tenebrio

Protein attributes

Sequence length	161 AA.
Sequence status	Complete.
Sequence processing	The displayed sequence is not processed.
Protein existence	Evidence at protein level.

General annotation (Comments)

Function	Component of the cuticle of the pupa of Tenebrio molitor.
Domain	The tetrapeptide (A-A-P-[AV]) repeats found throughout the protein are also present in many proteins constituting the protective envelope of other species.
Mass spectrometry	Molecular weight is 15887.2 Da from positions 1 - 161. Determined by ESI. Ref.1

Ontologies

Keywords
Cellular component	Cuticle
Domain	Repeat
Molecular function	Structural protein
Technical term	Direct protein sequencing
Gene Ontology (GO)
None. [Check GOA]

Sequence annotation (Features)

	Feature key	Position(s)	Length	Description	Graphical view
Molecule processing
	Chain	1 – 161	161	Pupal cuticle protein C1B
Regions
	Repeat	6 – 9	4	1
	Repeat	14 – 17	4	2
	Repeat	35 – 38	4	3
	Repeat	87 – 90	4	4
	Repeat	103 – 106	4	5
	Repeat	112 – 115	4	6
	Repeat	121 – 124	4	7
	Repeat	130 – 133	4	8
	Repeat	143 – 146	4	9

Sequences

	Sequence		Length	Mass (Da)
	P80684-1 [UniParc]. Last modified October 1, 1996. Version 1. Checksum: 72C73055B3334EF5	FASTA	161	15,886
	10 20 30 40 50 60 GLLPAAAPAV AYSAAPAVSH VSYSSPVVSY GAPLAAPAIT SQSSNILRSF GNLGQVSTYS 70 80 90 100 110 120 KTIDTPFSSV RKADIRVSNP GVRFAAAAPV AAYAAPIATA AYAAPVAHAA YAAPVAHAAY 130 140 150 160 AAPVAHAAYA APVARTIGVA YSAAPAVSHV TYTGLGASYG W

References

[1]	"Sequence studies of proteins from larval and pupal cuticle of the yellow meal worm, Tenebrio molitor." Andersen S.O., Rafn K., Roepstorff P. Insect Biochem. Mol. Biol. 27:121-131(1997) [PubMed: 9066122] [Abstract] Cited for: PROTEIN SEQUENCE, MASS SPECTROMETRY. Tissue: Cuticle.

Cross-references

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Entry information

Entry name

CUC1B_TENMO

Accession

Primary (citable) accession number: P80684

Entry history

Integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot:	October 1, 1996
Last sequence update:	October 1, 1996
Last modified:	July 22, 2008
This is version 31 of the entry and version 1 of the sequence. [Complete history]

Entry status

Reviewed (UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot)