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                                                                Synonyms: insulin-like peptide 5 (A chain)
                                 
                                                         
                            Compound class: 
                                                            Endogenous peptide in human, mouse or rat
                                 
                                
                                    Species: Human
                                 
                            
                            
                          
                                
                                    
                                
                          
                                   
                                   
                                  
                                    
                                    
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| Is a component of | 
| INSL5 | 
Peptide Sequence ![]()  | 
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| XDLQTLCCTDGCSMTDLSALC | |
| pGlu-Asp-Leu-Gln-Thr-Leu-Cys-Cys-Thr-Asp-Gly-Cys-Ser-Met-Thr-Asp-Leu-Ser-Ala-Leu-Cys | |
| Post-translational Modification | |
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                                                                    The N-terminal glutamine is cyclised into pyroglutamate (represented by pGlu and X).  Fully active INSL5 is a heterodimer of the B chain and the A chain linked by two disulfide bonds, the first between B chain (residue 29) and A chain (residue 122), and the second between B chain (residue 41) and A chain (residue 135).  | 
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