Primary structure of a putative receptor for a ligand of the insulin family.
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Shier P, Watt VM
Primary structure of a putative receptor for a ligand of the insulin family.
J Biol Chem. 1989 Sep 5;264(25):14605-8.
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- Abstract
Nucleotide sequence analysis of human and guinea pig genomic DNA encoding a new member of the insulin receptor (IR) family revealed that the predicted primary structure of this IR-related protein is as similar to the IR and insulin-like growth factor (IGF) I receptor as the IR and IGF-IR are to each other. The conservation of this IR-related sequence among mammals and with the IR and IGF-IR suggests that this IR-related protein is a novel receptor for insulin, IGF-I, IGF-II, or an as yet unidentified peptide hormone or growth factor belonging to the insulin family.