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HMRbase accession number10871
Swiss-prot Accession numberP68990 (Sequence in FASTA format)
DescriptionInsulin [Contains: Insulin B chain; Insulin A chain].
Source organismOncorhynchus kisutch (Coho salmon)
Taxonomical ClassificationEukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi;Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei;Protacanthopterygii; Salmoniformes; Salmonidae; Oncorhynchus.
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 Length50 Amino acids
Molecular weight5576
References1  PubMed abstract 3898237
Domain NameInsulin  
Hormone NameInsulin B chain
Mature Hormone SequenceAAAQHLCGSHLVDALYLVCGEKGFFYNPK
Position of mature hormone in Pre-Hormone protein29 Residues from position (1-29)
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