Anti-Insulin

Insulin is a pancreatic hormone that regulates glucose level in blood and it is involved in the synthesis of proteins and fat. Insulin increases cell permeability to monosaccharides, amino acids, and fatty acids. It accelerates glycolysis, the pentose phosphate cycle, and glycogen synthesis in liver. Insulin is a heterodimer of a B chain and A chain linked by two disulfide bonds. Defects in insulin are the cause of familial hyperproinsulinemia. Insulin is present on the insulin secreted beta cells in islets of Langerhans. Control: Pancreas. Protein 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. [The UniProt Consortium]