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HMRbase accession number10814
Swiss-prot Accession numberP30407 (Sequence in FASTA format)
DescriptionInsulin precursor [Contains: Insulin B chain; Insulin A chain].
Source organismCercopithecus aethiops (Green monkey) (Grivet)
Taxonomical ClassificationEukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi;Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini;Catarrhini; Cercopithecidae; Cercopithecinae; Chlorocebus.
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 weight12019
References1  PubMed abstract 1560757
2  PubMed abstract 4626369
Domain NameInsulin  
Hormone NameInsulin B chain
Mature Hormone SequenceFVNQHLCGSHLVEALYLVCGERGFFYTPKT
Position of mature hormone in Pre-Hormone protein30 Residues from position (25-54)
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