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Facts about Insulin-like 3.
Is a ligand for LGR8 receptor. .
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | INSL3 |
| Uniprot: | P51460 |
| Entrez: | 3640 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| insulin family |

Insulin-like 3
Mass (kDA):
14.502 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 19p13.11 |
| Sequence: | 19; NC_000019.10 (17816512..17821519, complement) |
Expressed in prenatal and postnatal Leydig cells. Found as well in the corpus luteum, trophoblast, fetal membranes and breast.
Secreted.



PMID: 8034302 by Burkhardt E., et al. A human cDNA coding for the Leydig insulin-like peptide (Ley I-L).
PMID: 8020942 by Burkhardt E., et al. Structural organization of the porcine and human genes coding for a Leydig cell-specific insulin-like peptide (LEY I-L) and chromosomal localization of the human gene (INSL3).