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Insulin

Ciro Santilli (@cirosantilli, 37) ... Biology Level of organization of bodies Molecular biology Protein Type of protein Peptide hormone
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Studying insulin reveals some really cool protein motifs of life:
  • both the A chain and B chain are transcribed from a single gene. The resulting peptide also contain:
    • the C-peptide in the middle which gets removed
    • a signaling sequence telling the cell to export the substance out as it is a hormone
Figure 1.
Primary structure of insulin
. Source.
  • Table of contents
    • Proinsulin Insulin
    • A chain of insulin Insulin
    • B chain of insulin Insulin
    • C-peptide Insulin

Proinsulin

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Insulin

A chain of insulin (21 amino acids)

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Insulin

B chain of insulin (30 amino acids)

 0  0
Insulin

C-peptide (31 amino acids)

 0  0
Insulin

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