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HMRbase accession number10902
Swiss-prot Accession numberP12705 (Sequence in FASTA format)
DescriptionInsulin precursor [Contains: Insulin B chain; Insulin A chain](Fragments).
Source organismTorpedo marmorata (Marbled electric ray)
Taxonomical ClassificationEukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Chondrichthyes;Elasmobranchii; Squalea; Hypnosqualea; Pristiorajea; Batoidea;Torpediniformes; Torpedinoidei; Torpedinidae; Torpedo.
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 Length70 Amino acids
Molecular weight7663
References1  PubMed abstract 3549433
Domain NameInsulin  
Hormone NameInsulin A chain
Mature Hormone SequenceGIVEHCCHNTCSLFDLEGYCN
Position of mature hormone in Pre-Hormone protein21 Residues from position (50-70)
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