Glucagon-36
From DrugPedia: A Wikipedia for Drug discovery
(Difference between revisions)
m |
|||
| (One intermediate revision not shown.) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| - | |||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
Glucagon precursor [Contains: Glucagon; Glucagon-36 (Oxyntomodulin);Glucagon-like peptide] (Fragment). | Glucagon precursor [Contains: Glucagon; Glucagon-36 (Oxyntomodulin);Glucagon-like peptide] (Fragment). | ||
| Line 19: | Line 18: | ||
| - | [[ | + | [[Category:Hormones]] |
| + | [[Category:HMRbase]] | ||
Current revision
Contents |
[edit] Description
Glucagon precursor [Contains: Glucagon; Glucagon-36 (Oxyntomodulin);Glucagon-like peptide] (Fragment).
[edit] Source Organism
Lepisosteus spatula (Alligator gar) (Atractosteus spatula).
[edit] Taxomomy
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi;Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Semionotiformes; Lepisosteidae;Lepisosteus.
[edit] Subcellular Localization
Secreted.
[edit] Developmental Stage
[edit] Similarity
Belongs to the glucagon family.
[edit] Post translational Modification
[edit] Function
Glucagon plays a key role in glucose metabolism and homeostasis. Regulates blood glucose by increasing gluconeogenesis and decreasing glycolysis.
