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HMRbase accession number10905
Swiss-prot Accession numberQ9W7R2 (Sequence in FASTA format)
DescriptionInsulin precursor [Contains: Insulin B chain; Insulin A chain].
Source organismVerasper moseri (Barfin flounder)
Taxonomical ClassificationEukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi;Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei;Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Pleuronectiformes;Pleuronectoidei; Pleuronectidae; Verasper.
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 Length115 Amino acids
Molecular weight12608
References1   Andoh T., Nagasawa H.; "Two molecular forms of insulin from barfin flounder, Verasper moseri,are derived from a single gene."; Zool. Sci. 15:931-937(1998).
Domain NameInsulin  
Hormone NameInsulin A chain
Mature Hormone SequenceGIVEQCCHKPCNIFDLQNYCN
Position of mature hormone in Pre-Hormone protein21 Residues from position (95-115)
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