Prothoracicotropic hormone (PTTH) controls the synthesis of ecdysteroids (molting hormones) by the insect prothoracic gland and thereby plays a critical role in insect growth, molting, and metamorphosis. PTTH has been purified, and cDNA clones obtained, from only one insect, the silkmoth Bombyx mon. Recently, a partial amino acid sequence was obtained for-a putative PTTH from the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta, and the data suggested an unexpected homology to a vertebrate retinoid binding protein rather than to the Bombyx PTTH. In this study, a monoclonal antibody against the Bombyx PTTH was added to in vitro assays that assess the ability of partially purified Manduca PTTH to stimulate prothoracic gland ecdysteroid and protein synthesis. The results indicate that Bombyx and Manduca PTTHs are indeed members of the same protein family that have likely diverged in the PTTH receptor-binding region.
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