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What is the sequence of human insulin pre protein?

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The sequence of the human insulin pre-protein is as follows:

Signal peptide: MALLWGLLLPLALALWGPGALA

B-chain: H-GIVDK(T)V(C)CCTSICSLYQLENYCN

C-chain: H-LV(E)EQVPK(D)V(N)EQLEN(Y)K(V)DR(D)D(E)ADVN(E)-

A-chain: YELV(R)A(S)L(T)-A-EKGV-

Note: The letters in parentheses represent potential amino acid variations that can occur due to post-translational modifications.
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