Research Article

Peptidomic Analysis of the Brain and Corpora Cardiaca-Corpora Allata Complex in the Bombyx mori

Table 1

The mature peptides of Bombyx mori from different developmental stages identified or assigned by MALDI-TOF MS.

NumberPeptide clusters Maturae peptide nameAmino acid sequenceReference TranscriptsMonoisotopic masses M+H]+EggLarvaPupaAdult
Calculated Measured

1AKHAKH1(Q1)QLTFTSSWG-NH2[3, 13] AB2989301025.481025.58++++
AKH2(Q1)QLTFTPGWGQ-NH2[13]AB2989311133.551133.78++++
AKH3(Q1)QITFSRDWSG-NH2[13]AB2989381195.561194.85++++
AKH3pEITFSRDWSG-NH2[13]1179.601179.61+

2Allatostatin AAllatostatin-1SPQYDFGL-NH2[9]AF309090925.42925.57+
Allatostatin-2AYSYVSEYKRLPVYNFGL-NH2[9]2168.092167.621+
Allatostatin-3SRPYLFGL-NH2[9]951.52951.41++
Allatostatin-4ARPYSFGL-NH2[9]909.47909.32+++
Allatostatin-5ARMYSFGL-NH2[9]943.46943.46++++
Allatostatin-6ARSYSFGL-NH2[9]899.45899.52++
Allatostatin-7LSSKFNFGL-NH2[9]1011.541011.54++
Allatostatin-8(Q1)QRDMHRFSFGL-NH2[9]1392.671393.88+++
Allatostatin-8pERDMHRFSFGL-NH2[9]1375.71375.60+++

3Bommo-ATBommo-ATGFKNVEMMTARGF-NH2[8] confirmed in this studyAY9706871486.711486.69+++

4Bommo AST-CAST-CpEVRFRQCYFNPISCF-NH2[12] confirmed in this studyAB3304181888.901888.70+
AST-C(Q1)QVRFRQCYFNPISCF-NH2[12] confirmed in this study1906.901960.96+

5BRFaBRFa-1SAIDRSMIRF-NH2[5] confirmed in this studyAB2341001194.621194.85+++
BRFa-2SASFVRF-NH2[5] confirmed in this study812.42812.42+++
BRFa-3DPSFIRF-NH2[5]880.44880.48+++
BRFa-4ARNHFIRL-NH2[5] confirmed in this study1025.591025.63++

6B-myosuppressin (BMS)BMSpEDVVHSFLRF-NH2[6]NM_0011734111229.61229.54+++
BMS(Q1)QDVVHSFLRF-NH2[6]1246.651246.55+++

7CAPA/CAP2bCAPA-PVK-1PDGVLNLYPFPRV-NH2 AB3622271485.801486.54++
CAPA-PVK-2pELYAFPRV-NH2975.50975.71++
CAPA-PKLKNGDDDVVNQNED-NH21573.691573.90+
CAPA-PVK-2(Q1)QLYAFPRV-NH2992.54992.80++

8CCAPCCAPPFCNAFTGC-NH2[12]AB298937958.37956.42+++

9CorazoninCorazoninpETFQYSRGWTN-NH2AB1068761369.71369.57++
Corazonin(Q1)QTFQYSRGWTN-NH21386.631385.74++

10Diapause Hormone (DH)DHGALWFGPRL-NH2[4]D288101015.561015.73+++

11LeucokininLeucokinin-2VRFSPWG-NH2AB298928847.43847.53+
Leucokinin-3KVKFSAWG-NH2921.51921.67+

12NPLP-1NPLP-1(AYL)SALGPENDYAVLKDFEDNAYL-NH2AB3622222343.092344.94++
NPLP-1(LLH)NIAALARNGLLH-NH21261.731261.57+++
NPLP-1(NSY)NIATLAKNGYLRNSGANSY-NH22026.022027.19+++
NPLP-1(SAM)NLASIARLRSYSAM-NH2 1551.821551.95+
NPLP-1(YRM)NIQALARDGYRM-NH21406.701406.72+

13OrcokininOrcokinin-3(I)NFDEIDRSSLNTFV-NH2[14]AB2989321655.781656.74++
Orcokinin-4(II)NFDEIDRSSMPFPYAI-NH2[14]1900.871901.98+++
Orcokinin-5YRPDYPMDEIDLSHFPVGS-NH2Confirmed in this study2237.012237.39++

14PTSTPTST-1AWQDLNSAW-NH2[6]AB0735531089.491089.74++
PTST-2GWQDLNSAW-NH2[15]1075.471075.50++
PTST-3APEKWAAFHGSWG-NH2[15]1442.671441.83++
PTST-4GWNDISSVWG-NH2[15]1119.501120.93++
PTST-5AWQDMSSAW-NH2[15]1080.431080.67+++
PTST-6AWSALHGTW-NH2[15]1027.491027.67+++

15SGNPα-SGNPIIFTPKL-NH2[4]D28810830.53830.78++++
β-SGNPSVAKPQTHESLEFIPRL-NH2[4]1951.051951.20+++
γ-SGNPTMSFSPRL-NH2[4]937.47937.67+++

16sNPFsNPF-1SPSRRLRF-NH2[10]AB3304191017.581017.45+++
sNPF-2TPVRLRF-NH2[10]887.53887.72+++
sNPF3APSMRLRF-NH2 [10]976.53976.74+++

17SIFamideSIFamideTYRKPPFNGSIF-NH2AB2989231425.741425.60+++

18SulfakininSulfakininGDDTFDDYGHLRF-NH2AB3622231556.651556.92+++

19TachykininTachykinin-1IPQGFLGMR-NH2AB2989291017.541017.60++
Tachykinin-3APLGFTGVR-NH2916.51916.50+++
Tachykinin-4AANMHQFYGVR-NH21292.611292.48+++
Tachykinin-5PYDLSIRGKFIGVR-NH21619.911619.03++
Tachykinin-6GQMGFFGMR-NH21029.451029.74++

Masses were calculated using ProteinProspector (University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA). Newly characterized peptides in this study.