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HMRbase accession number10808
Swiss-prot Accession numberP01321 (Sequence in FASTA format)
DescriptionInsulin precursor [Contains: Insulin B chain; Insulin A chain].
Source organismCanis familiaris (Dog)
Taxonomical ClassificationEukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi;Mammalia; Eutheria; Laurasiatheria; Carnivora; Caniformia; Canidae;Canis.
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 Length110 Amino acids
Molecular weight12190
References1  PubMed abstract 6296142
2  PubMed abstract 5949593
Domain NameInsulin  
Hormone NameInsulin B chain
Mature Hormone SequenceFVNQHLCGSHLVEALYLVCGERGFFYTPKA
Position of mature hormone in Pre-Hormone protein30 Residues from position (25-54)
ReceptorN/A
Gene ID483665      
PDB IDN/A
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Comments!Receptor for this Hormone are either unknown or have not yet been curated