id: Pfam:PF04870
pfam_id: PF04870
name: Moulting cycle
short_name: Moulting_cycle
seed_status: EX_DUF
characterization_status: UNSCORED
curation_status: SEEDED
source_url: https://www.ebi.ac.uk/interpro/api/entry/pfam/PF04870
counters:
  proteins: 1307
  matches: 1440
  proteomes: 110
  taxa: 247
  structures: 0
  alphafold_models: 1184
  domain_architectures: 43
provenance:
  snapshot_id: interpro-pfam-duf-2026-10-10
  path: data/worklists/interpro-pfam-duf-2026-10-10.json
  sha256: 17fb625876c9326ed284263a47bcd84e0d7844a31c040dc06cd2260c36f1c383
  generated_at: '2026-10-10T07:44:21.614711Z'
  source_url: https://www.ebi.ac.uk/interpro/api/entry/pfam/
interpro_id: InterPro:IPR006954
description: This family of proteins plays a role in the moulting cycle of nematodes, which involves the
  synthesis of a new collagen-rich cuticle underneath the existing cuticle and the subsequent removal
  of the old cuticle [[cite:PUB00057485]].