| Gene Symbol | INS |
| Entrez Gene ID | 3630 |
| Full Name | insulin |
| Synonyms | IDDM,IDDM1,IDDM2,ILPR,IRDN,MODY10 |
| General protein information |
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| Gene Type | protein-coding |
| Organism | Homo sapiens(human) |
| Genome | |
| Summary | After removal of the precursor signal peptide, proinsulin is post-translationally cleaved into three peptides: the B chain and A chain peptides, which are covalently linked via two disulfide bonds to form insulin, and C-peptide. Binding of insulin to the insulin receptor (INSR) stimulates glucose uptake. A multitude of mutant alleles with phenotypic effects have been identified. There is a read-through gene, INS-IGF2, which overlaps with this gene at the 5' region and with the IGF2 gene at the 3' region. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2010]. |
| Disorder MIM: | |
| Disorder Html: | Hyperproinsulinemia, 616214 (3); Maturity-onset diabetes of the young, type 10, 613370 (3); Diabetes mellitus, permanent neonatal, 606176 (3); Diabetes mellitus, insulin-dependent, 2, 125852 (3) |









































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