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HMRbase accession number10893
Swiss-prot Accession numberP51463 (Sequence in FASTA format)
DescriptionInsulin precursor [Contains: Insulin B chain; Insulin A chain](Fragment).
Source organismSelasphorus rufus (Hummingbird)
Taxonomical ClassificationEukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi;Archosauria; Dinosauria; Saurischia; Theropoda; Coelurosauria; Aves;Neognathae; Trochiliformes; Trochilidae; Selasphorus.
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 Length103 Amino acids
Molecular weight11378
References1  PubMed abstract 8405887
Domain NameInsulin  
Hormone NameInsulin B chain
Mature Hormone SequenceAVNQHLCGSHLVEALYLVCGERGFFYSPKA
Position of mature hormone in Pre-Hormone protein30 Residues from position (21-50)
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