Insulin receptor
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<StructureSection load='3bu5' size='400' side='right' caption='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]])' scene=''> | <StructureSection load='3bu5' size='400' side='right' caption='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]])' scene=''> | ||
| - | '''Insulin receptor''' (IR) is a transmembrane receptor activated by insulin, IGF-I and IGF-II. IR is important for the regulation of glucose homeostasis and its malfunction can cause diabetics and cancer. The IR is a dimer where each monomer contains 8 distinct domains. The | + | '''Insulin receptor''' (IR) is a transmembrane receptor activated by insulin, IGF-I and IGF-II. IR is important for the regulation of glucose homeostasis and its malfunction can cause diabetics and cancer. The IR is a dimer where each monomer contains 8 distinct domains. The β-chain contains a tyrosine kinase catalytic domain (TK).<br /> |
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| + | See also [[Insulin Receptor kinase domain (hebrew)]]. | ||
==3D structures of insulin receptor== | ==3D structures of insulin receptor== | ||
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