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:  
- 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 ...