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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-12-21
pubmed:abstractText
We have identified a novel mutation of the human insulin receptor gene in a previously unreported patient with leprechaunism, leprechaun Rochester. This mutation consists of deletion of three nucleotides (GAA) in exon 2 and results in loss of the lysine-121 in the putative ligand-binding domain of the alpha-subunit. To analyze this mutation, we prepared a corresponding mutant insulin receptor by site-directed mutagenesis and expressed the receptor in Chinese hamster ovary cells. Although the mutant receptor displayed normal insulin binding, abnormalities were found in autophosphorylation and in phosphorylation of endogenous and exogenous protein substrates. These abnormalities consisted of increased basal kinase activity, but blunted insulin-stimulated responsiveness. Importantly, cells that expressed the mutant receptor showed markedly decreased insulin- and serum-stimulated DNA synthesis compared to untransfected control cells and cells transfected with the wild-type insulin receptor. These findings suggest that deletion of lysine-121 in conjunction with a presumed, but thus far unidentified, second mutant allele contributed significantly to the lethal insulin-resistant state in this patient with leprechaunism.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0021-972X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
79
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1294-302
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:7962321-Alleles, pubmed-meshheading:7962321-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:7962321-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:7962321-CHO Cells, pubmed-meshheading:7962321-Cricetinae, pubmed-meshheading:7962321-DNA, pubmed-meshheading:7962321-Exons, pubmed-meshheading:7962321-Female, pubmed-meshheading:7962321-Gene Deletion, pubmed-meshheading:7962321-Growth Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:7962321-Hirsutism, pubmed-meshheading:7962321-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:7962321-Infant, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:7962321-Insulin, pubmed-meshheading:7962321-Lysine, pubmed-meshheading:7962321-Male, pubmed-meshheading:7962321-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:7962321-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:7962321-Phosphorylation, pubmed-meshheading:7962321-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:7962321-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:7962321-Receptor, Insulin, pubmed-meshheading:7962321-Transfection
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Deletion of 3 basepairs resulting in the loss of lysine-121 in the insulin receptor alpha-subunit in a patient with leprechaunism: binding, phosphorylation, and biological activity.
pubmed:affiliation
Strong Children's Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, New York 14642.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't