Type: | Family | Name: | Chorion peroxidase |
Description: | Chorion peroxidase (Pxt) is a cyclooxygenase-like protein involved in the formation of a rigid and insoluble egg chorion by catalysing chorion protein cross-linking through dityrosine formation and phenol oxidase-catalysed chorion melanisation []. It is required for both the actin filament bundle formation and the cortical actin strengthening during Drosophila oogenesis [, ]. | Short Name: | Pxt |