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== Function == | == Function == | ||
'''Glucagon''' (GLC) is a 29-residue peptide hormone that raises blood glucose levels. GLC causes , signalling the liver to convert glycogen to glucose. The effect of glucagon is opposite to that of insulin<ref>PMID:21824265</ref>. Cells sense the presence of glucagon when it binds the glucagon receptor, a G-protein coupled receptor. In solution, glucagon adopts various conformations but is mostly helical when bound to the receptor <ref>PMID:29300013</ref>. For more details and a quiz see [[User:Mary Ball/Glucagon]]. | '''Glucagon''' (GLC) is a 29-residue peptide hormone that raises blood glucose levels. GLC causes , signalling the liver to convert glycogen to glucose. The effect of glucagon is opposite to that of insulin<ref>PMID:21824265</ref>. Cells sense the presence of glucagon when it binds the glucagon receptor, a G-protein coupled receptor. In solution, glucagon adopts various conformations but is mostly <scene name='46/460279/Receptor/1'>helical</scene> when bound to the receptor <ref>PMID:29300013</ref>. For more details and a quiz see [[User:Mary Ball/Glucagon]]. | ||
== Relevance == | == Relevance == | ||