THE INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I RECEPTOR: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, HETEROGENEITY, AND REGULATION

Haim Werner, Michael Woloschak, Bethel Stannard, Zila Shen-Orr, Charles T. Roberts, Derek LeRoith

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Abstract

Insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) exerts most of its biological actions by binding to a specific membrane-associated glycoprotein receptor. 1, 2 These biological actions, which are described in more detail in Chapter 10, include short-term, metabolic (insulin-like) effects as well as long-term, growth-promoting actions. These responses are the culmination of a chain of events which are initiated by the binding of the IGF-I ligand to the extracellular portion of the receptor. Allosteric changes in the receptor structure activate the cytoplasmic (tyrosine kinase-containing) domain of the molecule, resulting in the transduction of a signal through a mechanism which has not yet been clarified. 3, 4.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationInsulin-Like Growth Factors
Subtitle of host publicationMolecular and Cellular Aspects
PublisherCRC Press
Pages17-47
Number of pages31
ISBN (Electronic)9781040294499
ISBN (Print)9780849357121
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2024
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine
  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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