How Insulin Binds: the B-Chain alpha-Helix Contacts the L1 beta-Helix of the Insulin Receptor.
Huang, K., Xu, B., Hu, S.Q., Chu, Y.C., Hua, Q.X., Qu, Y., Li, B., Wang, S., Wang, R.Y., Nakagawa, S.H., Theede, A.M., Whittaker, J., De Meyts, P., Katsoyannis, P.G., Weiss, M.A.(2004) J Mol Biol 341: 529-550
- PubMed: 15276842 
- DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2004.05.023
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1T1K, 1T1P, 1T1Q - PubMed Abstract: 
Binding of insulin to the insulin receptor plays a central role in the hormonal control of metabolism. Here, we investigate possible contact sites between the receptor and the conserved non-polar surface of the B-chain. Evidence is presented that two contiguous sites in an alpha-helix, Val(B12) and Tyr(B16), contact the receptor ...