Structural integrity of the B24 site in human insulin is important for hormone functionality.
Kletvikova, E., Veverka, V., Lepsik, M., Watson, C.J., Turkenburg, J.P., Jiracek, J., Brzozowski, A.M.(2013) J.Biol.Chem. 288: 10230-10240
- PubMed: 23447530 
- DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M112.448050
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
- PubMed Abstract: 
Despite the recent first structural insight into the insulin-insulin receptor complex, the role of the C terminus of the B-chain of insulin in this assembly remains unresolved. Previous studies have suggested that this part of insulin must rearrange ...