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HMRbase accession number10846
Swiss-prot Accession numberP01340 (Sequence in FASTA format)
DescriptionInsulin [Contains: Insulin B chain; Insulin A chain].
Source organismKatsuwonus pelamis (Skipjack tuna) (Bonito)
Taxonomical ClassificationEukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi;Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei;Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Perciformes; Scombroidei;Scombridae; Katsuwonus.
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 Length50 Amino acids
Molecular weight5698
References1  PubMed abstract 14035061
2  PubMed abstract 14036898
Domain NameInsulin  
Hormone NameInsulin B chain
Mature Hormone SequenceAANPHLCGSHLVEALYLVCGERGFFYQPK
Position of mature hormone in Pre-Hormone protein29 Residues from position (1-29)
ReceptorN/A
Gene IDN/A
PDB ID2G56      
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Comments!Receptor for this Hormone are either unknown or have not yet been curated