Interaction of a viral insulin-like peptide with the IGF-1 receptor produces a natural antagonist

Autor: Francois Moreau, Nicholas S. Kirk, Fa Zhang, Vasily Gelfanov, Edward O. List, Martina Chrudinová, Hari Venugopal, Michael C. Lawrence, Veronica Jimenez, Fatima Bosch, John J. Kopchick, Richard D. DiMarchi, Emrah Altindis, C. Ronald Kahn
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-34391-6
Popis: The authors previously identified a family of viral insulin-like peptides (VILPs) with high homology to human insulin/IGF−1. Here, they report that one of these VILPs exhibits antagonist properties associated with a unique conformation of the IGF1R.
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