Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 3630
Gene name Insulin
Gene symbol INS
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
IDDMIDDM1IDDM2ILPRIRDNMODY10PNDM4
Chromosome 11
Chromosome location 11p15.5
Summary This gene encodes insulin, a peptide hormone that plays a vital role in the regulation of carbohydrate and lipid metabolism. After removal of the precursor signal peptide, proinsulin is post-translationally cleaved into three peptides: the B chain and A c
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
11
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT440450 hsa-miR-432-5p HITS-CLIP 24374217
MIRT440449 hsa-miR-544a HITS-CLIP 24374217
MIRT440448 hsa-miR-412-3p HITS-CLIP 24374217
MIRT440449 hsa-miR-544a HITS-CLIP 24374217
MIRT440448 hsa-miR-412-3p HITS-CLIP 24374217
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
13
Transcription factor Regulation Reference
ATF2 Activation 21278380
ATF2 Unknown 10909971
GLIS3 Unknown 23856252
KLF11 Activation 18593768
KLF11 Unknown 15774581;18199129;21592955
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
93
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0000139 Component Golgi membrane TAS
GO:0001819 Process Positive regulation of cytokine production IDA 15473891
GO:0002020 Function Protease binding IPI 20082125
GO:0002674 Process Negative regulation of acute inflammatory response IDA 11443198
GO:0005158 Function Insulin receptor binding IBA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
176730 6081 ENSG00000254647
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P01308
Protein name Insulin [Cleaved into: Insulin B chain; Insulin A chain]
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.
PDB 1A7F , 1AI0 , 1AIY , 1B9E , 1BEN , 1EFE , 1EV3 , 1EV6 , 1EVR , 1FU2 , 1FUB , 1G7A , 1G7B , 1GUJ , 1HIQ , 1HIS , 1HIT , 1HLS , 1HTV , 1HUI , 1IOG , 1IOH , 1J73 , 1JCA , 1JCO , 1JK8 , 1K3M , 1KMF , 1LKQ , 1LPH , 1MHI , 1MHJ , 1MSO , 1OS3 , 1OS4 , 1Q4V , 1QIY , 1QIZ , 1QJ0 , 1RWE , 1SF1 , 1SJT , 1SJU , 1T0C , 1T1K , 1T1P , 1T1Q , 1TRZ , 1TYL , 1TYM , 1UZ9
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00049 Insulin 28 109 Insulin/IGF/Relaxin family Domain
Sequence
Sequence length 110
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  MAPK signaling pathway
Ras signaling pathway
Rap1 signaling pathway
cGMP-PKG signaling pathway
HIF-1 signaling pathway
FoxO signaling pathway
Phospholipase D signaling pathway
Hormone signaling
Oocyte meiosis
Autophagy - animal
mTOR signaling pathway
PI3K-Akt signaling pathway
AMPK signaling pathway
Longevity regulating pathway
Longevity regulating pathway - multiple species
Regulation of actin cytoskeleton
Insulin signaling pathway
Insulin secretion
Ovarian steroidogenesis
Progesterone-mediated oocyte maturation
Prolactin signaling pathway
Regulation of lipolysis in adipocytes
Type II diabetes mellitus
Insulin resistance
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Type I diabetes mellitus
Maturity onset diabetes of the young
Aldosterone-regulated sodium reabsorption
Alzheimer disease
Prostate cancer
Diabetic cardiomyopathy
  Insulin processing
Synthesis, secretion, and deacylation of Ghrelin
COPI-mediated anterograde transport
PI5P, PP2A and IER3 Regulate PI3K/AKT Signaling
IRS activation
Signal attenuation
Insulin receptor signalling cascade
Signaling by Insulin receptor
Insulin receptor recycling
FOXO-mediated transcription of oxidative stress, metabolic and neuronal genes
Amyloid fiber formation
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
105
Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession Evidence Score
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, susceptibility to, 24 Pathogenic rs748749585 RCV005861117
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Diabetes mellitus Pathogenic rs748749585 RCV004798837
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Diabetes mellitus type 1 Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs121908261 RCV003445069
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Diabetes mellitus, permanent neonatal 4 Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs757124361, rs797045623, rs28933985, rs80356663, rs80356668, rs80356666, rs80356669, rs748749585, rs397515519 RCV002492128
RCV003445689
RCV005042049
RCV001089455
RCV001089456
View all (5 more)
★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
22Q13.3 DELETION SYNDROME Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
BIPOLAR DISORDER CTD, Disgenet
CTD, Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
BIPOLAR I DISORDER, MOST RECENT EPISODE MANIC Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
22q13.3 Deletion Syndrome 22q13.3 deletion syndrome CTD_human_DG 18948358
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Acanthosis Nigricans Acanthosis Nigricans BEFREE 9492113
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acidosis Lactic Lactic acidosis Pubtator 31630688 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acidosis Lactic Lactic acidosis Pubtator 34419042 Stimulate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acrania Acrania CTD_human_DG 19446573
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acromegaly Acromegaly LHGDN 17652220
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acromegaly Acromegaly Pubtator 26087292, 33019423 Stimulate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acromegaly Acromegaly Pubtator 34929488 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acute Confusional Senile Dementia Senile Dementia CTD_human_DG 15750215, 9443474
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acute Kidney Insufficiency Acute Kidney Insufficiency CTD_human_DG 12243603
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only