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HMRbase accession number10828
Swiss-prot Accession numberP01335 (Sequence in FASTA format)
DescriptionInsulin precursor [Contains: Insulin B chain; Insulin A chain].
Source organismCyprinus carpio (Common carp)
Taxonomical ClassificationEukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi;Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes;Cyprinidae; Cyprinus.
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 Length108 Amino acids
Molecular weight11821
References1  PubMed abstract 6306593
2  PubMed abstract 7037403
Domain NameInsulin  
Hormone NameInsulin B chain
Mature Hormone SequenceNAGAPQHLCGSHLVDALYLVCGPTGFFYNP
Position of mature hormone in Pre-Hormone protein30 Residues from position (22-51)
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