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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
32
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-12-16
pubmed:abstractText
To provide an experimental system amenable to a detailed biochemical and structural investigation of the extracellular (ligand binding) domain of the insulin receptor, we developed a mammalian heterologous cell expression system from which tens of milligrams of the soluble secreted ectodomain (the IR921 protein) can be routinely purified using methods that do not require harsh elution conditions. The purified IR921 protein has a Stokes radius of 6.8 nm and a sedimentation coefficient of 9.8 S, from which we calculate a hydro-dynamic mass of 281 kDa. Electron microscopic images, using both rotary shadowing and negative staining techniques, demonstrate a characteristic substructure for the IR921 protein consisting of two elongated arms, with a globular domain at each end, connected to each other at a point somewhat off-center to form a Y structure. Analysis using circular dichroism and fluorescence spectroscopy illustrate that insulin binding results in conformational changes in the ectodomain. Furthermore, fluorescence anisotropy decay data reveal segmental mobility within the IR921 protein that is successively frozen as a result of insulin binding, in contrast to results obtained in a previous study of the epidermal growth factor receptor ectodomain. This result suggests a divergence in hormone-induced signaling mechanisms used by the insulin and epidermal growth factor receptors.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
267
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
23393-402
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:1385419-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:1385419-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:1385419-Binding Sites, pubmed-meshheading:1385419-CHO Cells, pubmed-meshheading:1385419-Cell Adhesion Molecules, Neuronal, pubmed-meshheading:1385419-Circular Dichroism, pubmed-meshheading:1385419-Cricetinae, pubmed-meshheading:1385419-Extracellular Matrix Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:1385419-Growth Hormone, pubmed-meshheading:1385419-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:1385419-Mathematics, pubmed-meshheading:1385419-Microscopy, Electron, pubmed-meshheading:1385419-Models, Structural, pubmed-meshheading:1385419-Models, Theoretical, pubmed-meshheading:1385419-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:1385419-Protein Conformation, pubmed-meshheading:1385419-Receptor, Insulin, pubmed-meshheading:1385419-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:1385419-Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:1385419-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, pubmed-meshheading:1385419-Spectrometry, Fluorescence, pubmed-meshheading:1385419-Tenascin, pubmed-meshheading:1385419-Transfection
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Structural organization of the human insulin receptor ectodomain.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A & M University, Houston 77030.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't