Protein or peptide name:	Mlpt-4
Chromosome:	LG9
Protein or peptide start site:	15959546
Protein or peptide end site:	15959617
ncRNA start site:	15958600
ncRNA end site:	15959870
Genome Browser:	NA
Protein or peptide sequence:	MWHRNRGDGGRPETSSGRRRRLR
Protein or peptide length:	23aa
ncRNA type:	ncRNA
ncRNA name:	mille-pattes (mlpt)
Entrez ID:	657909
Experimental species:	Tribolium castaneum
Experimental techniques:	in situ hybridization/ RNAi/Northern blot/
Experimental sample (cell line and/or tissue):	Flour beetle Tribolium embryo
Description:	The mlpt gene reveals an unusual structure, as it encodes a polycistronic mRNA that codes for four peptides.
Subcellular location:	NA
Function:	Mlpt knockdown leads to transformation of the abdominal segments into thoracic segments, providing embryos with up to ten pairs of legs.
Title of paper:	A Segmentation Gene in Tribolium Produces a Polycistronic mRNA that Codes for Multiple Conserved Peptides
PMID:	16901788
Year of publication:	2006