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HMRbase accession number10865
Swiss-prot Accession numberP17715 (Sequence in FASTA format)
DescriptionInsulin precursor [Contains: Insulin B chain; Insulin A chain].
Source organismOctodon degus (Degu)
Taxonomical ClassificationEukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi;Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Glires; Rodentia;Hystricognathi; Octodontidae; Octodon.
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 Length109 Amino acids
Molecular weight12197
References1  PubMed abstract 2293024
2  PubMed abstract 2192710
Domain NameInsulin  
Hormone NameInsulin B chain
Mature Hormone SequenceYSSQHLCGSNLVEALYMTCGRSGFYRPHD
Position of mature hormone in Pre-Hormone protein29 Residues from position (25-53)
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