A database of hormones and their receptors

Peptide Hormone

HMRbase accession number	10788
Swiss-prot Accession number	P01333 (Sequence in FASTA format)
Description	Insulin precursor [Contains: Insulin B chain; Insulin A chain].
Source organism	Anas platyrhynchos (Domestic duck)
Taxonomical Classification	Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi;Archosauria; Dinosauria; Saurischia; Theropoda; Coelurosauria; Aves;Neognathae; Anseriformes; Anatidae; Anas.
Subcellular location	Secreted
Developmental Stage	N/A
Similarity	Belongs to the insulin family.
Tissue Specificity	N/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 Length	81 Amino acids
Molecular weight	9105
References	1 PubMed abstract 4763354 2 PubMed abstract 4715652
Domain Name	Insulin
Hormone Name	Insulin B chain
Mature Hormone Sequence	AANQHLCGSHLVEALYLVCGERGFFYSPKT
Position of mature hormone in Pre-Hormone protein	30 Residues from position (1-30)
Receptor	N/A
Gene ID	N/A
PDB ID	N/A
Drugpedia	wiki
Comments	!Receptor for this Hormone are either unknown or have not yet been curated