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== Function == | == Function == | ||
'''Glucagon''' (GLC) is a hormone which raises blood glucose level. GLC causes the liver to convert glycogen to glucose. GLC effect is opposite to that of insulin<ref>PMID:21824265</ref>. Cells sense the presence of glucogon through the glucagon receptor, a G-protein coupled receptor. In solution, glucogon adopts various | '''Glucagon''' (GLC) is a hormone which raises blood glucose level. GLC causes the liver to convert glycogen to glucose. GLC effect is opposite to that of insulin<ref>PMID:21824265</ref>. Cells sense the presence of glucogon through the glucagon receptor, a G-protein coupled receptor. In solution, glucogon adopts various conformations but is mostly helical when bound to the receptor <ref>PMID:29300013</ref>. See some details in [[User:Mary Ball/Glucagon]]. | ||
== Relevance == | == Relevance == | ||