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HMRbase accession number10826
Swiss-prot Accession numberP01334 (Sequence in FASTA format)
DescriptionInsulin [Contains: Insulin B chain; Insulin A chain].
Source organismCrotalus atrox (Western diamondback rattlesnake)
Taxonomical ClassificationEukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi;Lepidosauria; Squamata; Scleroglossa; Serpentes; Colubroidea;Viperidae; Crotalinae; Crotalus.
Subcellular locationSecreted
Developmental StageN/A
Similarity Belongs to the insulin family.
Tissue SpecificityN/A
Post translational modification N/A
Function Insulin decreases blood glucose concentration. It increases cell permeability to monosaccharides, amino acids and fatty acids. It accelerates glycolysis, the pentose phosphate cycle, and glycogen synthesis in liver
Protein Length51 Amino acids
Molecular weight5794
References1  PubMed abstract 939409
Domain NameInsulin  
Hormone NameInsulin B chain
Mature Hormone SequenceAPNQRLCGSHLVEALFLICGERGFYYSPRS
Position of mature hormone in Pre-Hormone protein30 Residues from position (1-30)
ReceptorN/A
Gene IDN/A
PDB IDN/A
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Comments!Receptor for this Hormone are either unknown or have not yet been curated