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HMRbase accession number10874
Swiss-prot Accession numberP30410 (Sequence in FASTA format)
DescriptionInsulin precursor [Contains: Insulin B chain; Insulin A chain].
Source organismPan troglodytes (Chimpanzee)
Taxonomical ClassificationEukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi;Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini;Catarrhini; Hominidae; Pan.
Subcellular locationSecreted
Developmental StageN/A
Similarity Belongs to the insulin family.
Tissue SpecificityN/A
Post translational modification N/A
FunctionInsulin 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 Length110 Amino acids
Molecular weight12025
References1  PubMed abstract 1560757
2  PubMed abstract 12952878
Domain NameInsulin  
Hormone NameInsulin A chain
Mature Hormone SequenceGIVEQCCTSICSLYQLENYCN
Position of mature hormone in Pre-Hormone protein21 Residues from position (90-110)
ReceptorN/A
Gene ID449570      
PDB IDN/A
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Comments!Receptor for this Hormone are either unknown or have not yet been curated