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HMRbase accession number10882
Swiss-prot Accession numberP09477 (Sequence in FASTA format)
DescriptionInsulin [Contains: Insulin B chain; Insulin A chain].
Source organismPlatichthys flesus (European flounder)
Taxonomical ClassificationEukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi;Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei;Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Pleuronectiformes;Pleuronectoidei; Pleuronectidae; Platichthys.
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 weight5755
References1  PubMed abstract 3556313
Domain NameInsulin  
Hormone NameInsulin A chain
Mature Hormone SequenceGIVEQCCHKPCNIFDLQNYCN
Position of mature hormone in Pre-Hormone protein21 Residues from position (31-51)
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