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HMRbase accession number10897
Swiss-prot Accession numberP12704 (Sequence in FASTA format)
DescriptionInsulin [Contains: Insulin B chain; Insulin A chain].
Source organismSqualus acanthias (Spiny dogfish)
Taxonomical ClassificationEukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Chondrichthyes;Elasmobranchii; Squalea; Hypnosqualea; Squaliformes; Squaloidei;Squalidae; Squalus.
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 Length54 Amino acids
Molecular weight6094
References1  PubMed abstract 6352261
Domain NameInsulin  
Hormone NameInsulin B chain
Mature Hormone SequenceLPSQHLCGSHLVEALYFVCGPKGFYYLPKBZV
Position of mature hormone in Pre-Hormone protein32 Residues from position (1-32)
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