Monday, August 12, 2013

Insulin Receptor

Signal Transduction - Cell Surface Receptor


Mechanism:

  • Hormone binding causes dimerization similar to Janus Kinase 2 (JAK2)
    • Kinase is activated via cross phosphorylated
  • Activated kinase phosphorylates Insulin Receptor Substrates (IRS-1)
Insulin Receptor Substrates (IRS)
  • Adaptor proteins