The activation mechanism of the insulin receptor: a structural perspective

E Choi, XC Bai - Annual review of biochemistry, 2023 - annualreviews.org
The insulin receptor (IR) is a type II receptor tyrosine kinase that plays essential roles in
metabolism, growth, and proliferation. Dysregulation of IR signaling is linked to many human …

[HTML][HTML] The insulin receptor: an important target for the development of novel medicines and pesticides

X Zhang, X Zhu, X Bi, J Huang, L Zhou - International journal of molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The insulin receptor (IR) is a transmembrane protein that is activated by ligands in insulin
signaling pathways. The IR has been considered as a novel therapeutic target for clinical …

Multivalent insulin receptor activation using insulin–DNA origami nanostructures

J Spratt, JM Dias, C Kolonelou, G Kiriako… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Insulin binds the insulin receptor (IR) and regulates anabolic processes in target tissues.
Impaired IR signalling is associated with multiple diseases, including diabetes, cancer and …

Structural basis of insulin fibrillation

L Wang, CE Hall, E Uchikawa, D Chen, E Choi… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Insulin is a hormone responsible for maintaining normal glucose levels by activating insulin
receptor (IR) and is the primary treatment for diabetes. However, insulin is prone to unfolding …

Activation of the insulin receptor by an insulin mimetic peptide

J Park, J Li, JP Mayer, KA Ball, J Wu, C Hall… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Insulin receptor (IR) signaling defects cause a variety of metabolic diseases including
diabetes. Moreover, inherited mutations of the IR cause severe insulin resistance, leading to …

Functional selectivity of insulin receptor revealed by aptamer-trapped receptor structures

J Kim, NO Yunn, M Park, J Kim, S Park, Y Kim… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Activation of insulin receptor (IR) initiates a cascade of conformational changes and
autophosphorylation events. Herein, we determined three structures of IR trapped by …

[HTML][HTML] Structural basis of the alkaline pH-dependent activation of insulin receptor-related receptor

L Wang, C Hall, J Li, E Choi, X Bai - Nature structural & molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
The insulin receptor (IR) family is a subfamily of receptor tyrosine kinases that controls
metabolic homeostasis and cell growth. Distinct from IR and insulin-like growth factor 1 …

A stepwise activation model for the insulin receptor

NO Yunn, J Kim, SH Ryu, Y Cho - Experimental & Molecular Medicine, 2023 - nature.com
The binding of insulin to the insulin receptor (IR) triggers a cascade of receptor
conformational changes and autophosphorylation, leading to the activation of metabolic and …

Insulin signaling in development

M Suzawa, ML Bland - Development, 2023 - journals.biologists.com
Nutrient intake is obligatory for animal growth and development, but nutrients alone are not
sufficient. Indeed, insulin and homologous hormones are required for normal growth even in …

Cryo-electron microscopic analysis of single-pass transmembrane receptors

K Cai, X Zhang, X Bai - Chemical reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Single-pass transmembrane receptors (SPTMRs) represent a diverse group of integral
membrane proteins that are involved in many essential cellular processes, including signal …