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HMRbase accession number10878
Swiss-prot Accession numberP67974 (Sequence in FASTA format)
DescriptionInsulin [Contains: Insulin B chain; Insulin A chain].
Source organismPhyseter catodon (Sperm whale) (Physeter macrocephalus)
Taxonomical ClassificationEukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi;Mammalia; Eutheria; Laurasiatheria; Cetartiodactyla; Cetacea;Odontoceti; Physeteridae; Physeter.
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 Length51 Amino acids
Molecular weight5766
References1  PubMed abstract 13373434
2  PubMed abstract 13552701
Domain NameInsulin  
Hormone NameInsulin A chain
Mature Hormone SequenceGIVEQCCTSICSLYQLENYCN
Position of mature hormone in Pre-Hormone protein21 Residues from position (31-51)
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