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Insulin receptor

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== Disease ==
== Disease ==
IR is important for the regulation of glucose homeostasis and its malfunction can cause diabetics and cancer. IR is overexpressed in cancer<ref>PMID:18465356</ref>.
IR is important for the regulation of glucose homeostasis and its malfunction can cause diabetics and cancer. IR is overexpressed in cancer<ref>PMID:18465356</ref>.
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== Structural highlights ==
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TK domain of IR contains an activation loop and a catalytic loop and 3 phosphorylated tyrosine residues. The bound IR substrate 2 peptide tyrosine is the phosphorylated residue<ref>PMID:18278056</ref>.
See also [[Insulin Receptor - kinase domain (hebrew)]].
See also [[Insulin Receptor - kinase domain (hebrew)]].

Revision as of 08:58, 29 March 2016

Structure of human insulin receptor tyrosine kinase catalytic domain complex with insulin receptor substrate 2 peptide (green), Mg+2 ion (green) and ATP (stick model) (PDB entry 3bu5)

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