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HMRbase accession number10896
Swiss-prot Accession numberP01318 (Sequence in FASTA format)
DescriptionInsulin precursor [Contains: Insulin B chain; Insulin A chain].
Source organismOvis aries (Sheep)
Taxonomical ClassificationEukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi;Mammalia; Eutheria; Laurasiatheria; Cetartiodactyla; Ruminantia;Pecora; Bovidae; Caprinae; Ovis.
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 Length105 Amino acids
Molecular weight11235
References1  PubMed abstract 8011164
2  PubMed abstract 13249948
3  PubMed abstract 4626369
Domain NameInsulin  
Hormone NameInsulin A chain
Mature Hormone SequenceGIVEQCCAGVCSLYQLENYCN
Position of mature hormone in Pre-Hormone protein21 Residues from position (85-105)
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