GLUC_THUOB
ID GLUC_THUOB Reviewed; 29 AA.
AC P68957; P23062;
DT 01-FEB-2005, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT 01-FEB-2005, sequence version 1.
DT 25-MAY-2022, entry version 43.
DE RecName: Full=Glucagon;
GN Name=gcg;
OS Thunnus obesus (Bigeye tuna).
OC Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi;
OC Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata;
OC Pelagiaria; Scombriformes; Scombridae; Thunnus.
OX NCBI_TaxID=8241;
RN [1]
RP PROTEIN SEQUENCE.
RC TISSUE=Pancreas;
RX PubMed=1916209; DOI=10.1016/0016-6480(91)90025-2;
RA Navarro I., Gutierrez J., Caixach J., Rivera J., Planas J.;
RT "Isolation and primary structure of glucagon from the endocrine pancreas of
RT Thunnus obesus.";
RL Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 83:227-232(1991).
CC -!- FUNCTION: Promotes hydrolysis of glycogen and lipids, and raises the
CC blood sugar level.
CC -!- SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Secreted.
CC -!- INDUCTION: Produced in the A cells of the islets of Langerhans in
CC response to a drop in blood sugar concentration.
CC -!- SIMILARITY: Belongs to the glucagon family. {ECO:0000305}.
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DR PIR; A61135; A61135.
DR AlphaFoldDB; P68957; -.
DR SMR; P68957; -.
DR GO; GO:0005576; C:extracellular region; IEA:UniProtKB-SubCell.
DR GO; GO:0005179; F:hormone activity; IEA:UniProtKB-KW.
DR InterPro; IPR015550; Glucagon.
DR InterPro; IPR000532; Glucagon_GIP_secretin_VIP.
DR PANTHER; PTHR11418; PTHR11418; 1.
DR Pfam; PF00123; Hormone_2; 1.
DR PRINTS; PR00275; GLUCAGON.
DR SMART; SM00070; GLUCA; 1.
DR PROSITE; PS00260; GLUCAGON; 1.
PE 1: Evidence at protein level;
KW Direct protein sequencing; Hormone; Secreted.
FT PEPTIDE 1..29
FT /note="Glucagon"
FT /id="PRO_0000043928"
SQ SEQUENCE 29 AA; 3508 MW; 77D5943208662E52 CRC64;
HSEGTFSNDY SKYLETRRAQ DFVQWLKNS