The A-chain of Insulin Contacts the Insert Domain of the Insulin Receptor: PHOTO-CROSS-LINKING AND MUTAGENESIS OF A DIABETES-RELATED CREVICE.
Huang, K., Chan, S.J., Hua, Q.X., Chu, Y.C., Wang, R.Y., Klaproth, B., Jia, W., Whittaker, J., De Meyts, P., Nakagawa, S.H., Steiner, D.F., Katsoyannis, P.G., Weiss, M.A.(2007) J Biol Chem 282: 35337-35349
- PubMed: 17884811 
- DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M705996200
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2JUM, 2JUV, 2JUU - PubMed Abstract: 
The contribution of the insulin A-chain to receptor binding is investigated by photo-cross-linking and nonstandard mutagenesis. Studies focus on the role of Val(A3), which projects within a crevice between the A- and B-chains. Engineered receptor alp ...