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HMRbase accession number10821
Swiss-prot Accession numberP68991 (Sequence in FASTA format)
DescriptionInsulin [Contains: Insulin B chain; Insulin A chain].
Source organismChimaera monstrosa (Rabbit fish)
Taxonomical ClassificationEukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Chondrichthyes;Holocephali; Chimaeriformes; Chimaeridae; Chimaera.
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 Length59 Amino acids
Molecular weight6606
References1  PubMed abstract 3053327
Domain NameInsulin  
Hormone NameInsulin A chain
Mature Hormone SequenceGIVEQCCHNTCSLANLEGYCN
Position of mature hormone in Pre-Hormone protein21 Residues from position (39-59)
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