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Cancer tissues were in general negative. A fraction of cells in a few pancreatic cancers showed strong cytoplasmic staining.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
INS (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
IDDM1, IDDM2
Description
Insulin (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene 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]