Novel covalently linked insulin dimer engineered to investigate the function of insulin dimerization.
Vinther, T.N., Norrman, M., Strauss, H.M., Huus, K., Schlein, M., Pedersen, T.A., Kjeldsen, T., Jensen, K.J., Hubalek, F.(2012) PLoS One 7: e30882-e30882
- PubMed: 22363506 
- DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0030882
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3U4N - PubMed Abstract: 
An ingenious system evolved to facilitate insulin binding to the insulin receptor as a monomer and at the same time ensure sufficient stability of insulin during storage. Insulin dimer is the cornerstone of this system. Insulin dimer is relatively we ...