Activation mechanism of the insulin receptor revealed by cryo-EM structure of the fully liganded receptor–ligand complex
Insulin signaling controls metabolic homeostasis. Here, we report the cryo-EM structure of full-length insulin receptor (IR) and insulin complex in the active state. This structure unexpectedly reveals that maximally four insulins can bind the ‘T’-shaped IR dimer at four distinct sites related by 2-...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2019-08-01
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Series: | eLife |
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Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/48630 |