Table 2. Comparative insulin B-chain amino acid sequences by species.
Species | Sequence a |
Ferret | FVNQHLCGSHLVEALYLVCGERGFFYTPKA |
Human | FVNQHLCGSHLVEALYLVCGERGFFYTPKT |
Lispro | FVNQHLCGSHLVEALYLVCGERGFFYTKPT |
Mouse(1) | FVKQHLCGPHLVEALYLVCGERGFFYTPKS |
Mouse(2) | FVKQHLCGSHLVEALYLVCGERGFFYTPMS |
Dog | FVNQHLCGSHLVEALYLVCGERGFFYTPKA |
Pig | FVNQHLCGSHLVEALYLVCGERGFFYTPKA |
Cat | FVNQHLCGSHLVEALYLVCGERGFFYTPKA |
Differences in sequence from that of ferret are bolded. The ferret insulin Ensembl gene identification is ENSMPUG00000005638.