5t7r
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==A6-A11 trans-dicarba human insulin== | ==A6-A11 trans-dicarba human insulin== | ||
| - | <StructureSection load='5t7r' size='340' side='right' caption='[[5t7r]], [[Resolution|resolution]] 1.55Å' scene=''> | + | <StructureSection load='5t7r' size='340' side='right'caption='[[5t7r]], [[Resolution|resolution]] 1.55Å' scene=''> |
== Structural highlights == | == Structural highlights == | ||
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[5t7r]] is a 4 chain structure. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=5T7R OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=5T7R FirstGlance]. <br> | <table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[5t7r]] is a 4 chain structure. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=5T7R OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=5T7R FirstGlance]. <br> | ||
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== Function == | == Function == | ||
[[http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/INS_HUMAN INS_HUMAN]] Insulin decreases blood glucose concentration. It increases cell permeability to monosaccharides, amino acids and fatty acids. It accelerates glycolysis, the pentose phosphate cycle, and glycogen synthesis in liver. | [[http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/INS_HUMAN INS_HUMAN]] Insulin decreases blood glucose concentration. It increases cell permeability to monosaccharides, amino acids and fatty acids. It accelerates glycolysis, the pentose phosphate cycle, and glycogen synthesis in liver. | ||
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| + | == Publication Abstract from PubMed == | ||
| + | The structural transitions required for insulin to activate its receptor and initiate regulation of glucose homeostasis are only partly understood. Here, using ring-closing metathesis, we substitute the A6-A11 disulfide bond of insulin with a rigid, non-reducible dicarba linkage, yielding two distinct stereo-isomers (cis and trans). Remarkably, only the cis isomer displays full insulin potency, rapidly lowering blood glucose in mice (even under insulin-resistant conditions). It also posseses reduced mitogenic activity in vitro. Further biophysical, crystallographic and molecular-dynamics analyses reveal that the A6-A11 bond configuration directly affects the conformational flexibility of insulin A-chain N-terminal helix, dictating insulin's ability to engage its receptor. We reveal that in native insulin, contraction of the Calpha-Calpha distance of the flexible A6-A11 cystine allows the A-chain N-terminal helix to unwind to a conformation that allows receptor engagement. This motion is also permitted in the cis isomer, with its shorter Calpha-Calpha distance, but prevented in the extended trans analogue. These findings thus illuminate for the first time the allosteric role of the A6-A11 bond in mediating the transition of the hormone to an active conformation, significantly advancing our understanding of insulin action and opening up new avenues for the design of improved therapeutic analogues. | ||
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| + | Insulin in motion: The A6-A11 disulfide bond allosterically modulates structural transitions required for insulin activity.,van Lierop B, Ong SC, Belgi A, Delaine C, Andrikopoulos S, Haworth NL, Menting JG, Lawrence MC, Robinson AJ, Forbes BE Sci Rep. 2017 Dec 8;7(1):17239. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-16876-3. PMID:29222417<ref>PMID:29222417</ref> | ||
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| + | From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br> | ||
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
| + | *[[Molecular Playground/Insulin|Molecular Playground/Insulin]] | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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</StructureSection> | </StructureSection> | ||
| + | [[Category: Large Structures]] | ||
[[Category: Forbes, B E]] | [[Category: Forbes, B E]] | ||
[[Category: Lawrence, M C]] | [[Category: Lawrence, M C]] | ||
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