Glucagon-36

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==Description==
==Description==
Glucagon precursor [Contains: Glucagon; Glucagon-36 (Oxyntomodulin);Glucagon-like peptide] (Fragment).
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[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.

[edit] GeneID