Term Information

Accession
GO:0030073
Name
insulin secretion
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
None
Alternate IDs
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Definition
The regulated release of proinsulin from secretory granules accompanied by cleavage of proinsulin to form mature insulin. In vertebrates, insulin is secreted from B granules in the B cells of the vertebrate pancreas and from insulin-producing cells in insects. Source: ISBN:0198506732, GOC:mah
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0030073 at QuickGO
Subset
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Parents of insulin secretion (GO:0030073)
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insulin secretion [is_a relation] is_a  protein secretion (GO:0009306)
insulin secretion [is_a relation] is_a  peptide hormone secretion (GO:0030072)
Children of insulin secretion (GO:0030073)
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positive regulation of insulin secretion (GO:0032024) [RO:0002213 relation] RO:0002213  insulin secretion
regulation of insulin secretion (GO:0050796) [RO:0002211 relation] RO:0002211  insulin secretion
negative regulation of insulin secretion (GO:0046676) [RO:0002212 relation] RO:0002212  insulin secretion
insulin secretion involved in cellular response to glucose stimulus (GO:0035773) [is_a relation] is_a  insulin secretion
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