| Primary information |
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| ID | 11762 |
| Uniprot ID | P12966 |
| Description | Islet amyloid polypeptide (Amylin) |
| Organism | Cavia porcellus |
| Txonomy | Eukaryota; Opisthokonta; Metazoa; Eumetazoa; Bilateria; Deuterostomia; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates); Teleostomi; Euteleostomi; Sarcopterygii; Dipnotetrapodomorpha; Tetrapoda; Amniota; Mammalia; Theria; Eutheria; Boreoeutheria; Euarchontoglires; Glires (Rodents and rabbits); Rodentia; Hystricomorpha; Caviidae (cavies); Cavia (guinea pigs); Cavia porcellus (Guinea pig) |
| Subcellular Location | Secreted |
| Developmental Stage | NA |
| Similarity | Belongs to the calcitonin family. |
| Tissue Specificity | NA |
| Post Translational Modification | NA |
| Function | Selectively inhibits insulin-stimulated glucose utilization and glycogen deposition in muscle; while not affecting adipocyte glucose metabolism. |
| Length | 92 |
| Molecular Weight | 9 |
| Name | Islet amyloid polypeptide (Amylin) |
| Sequence | KCNTATCATQRLTNFLVRSSHNLGAALLPTDVGSNTY |
| Sequence map | 37 |
| PDB ID | NA |
| Drugpedia | NA |
| Receptor | NA |
| Domain | The mature protein is largely unstructured in the |
| Pharmaceutical Use | NA
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