UniProt functional annotation for P01315

UniProt code: P01315.

Organism: Sus scrofa (Pig).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Laurasiatheria; Artiodactyla; Suina; Suidae; Sus.
 
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.
 
Subunit: Heterodimer of a B chain and an A chain linked by two disulfide bonds. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P01308}.
Subcellular location: Secreted.
Similarity: Belongs to the insulin family. {ECO:0000305}.
Sequence caution: Sequence=AAC77920.1; Type=Erroneous initiation; Evidence={ECO:0000305};

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.