Insulin | |
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Insulin hexamers | |
Gene code: | HUGO code:INS |
Gene type: | Protein coding |
Molecular Weight: | 11982 (Da) |
Structure: | Solution Structure of Human pro-Insulin Polypeptide |
Protein type: | insulin family |
Functions: | glucose regulation |
Domains: | INS |
Motifs: | SP |
Diseases: | familial hyperproinsulinemia |
Pharmaceuticals: | Humulin, Humalog (Eli Lilly) and Novolin(Novo Nordisk) |
Taxa expressing: | Homo sapiens; homologs: many metazoan taxa |
Cell types: | pancreas |
Subcellular localization: | extracellular |
Covalent modifications: | glycation, proteolytic cleavage |
Other names: | proinsulin |
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