The signalling conformation of the insulin receptor ectodomain.
Weis, F., Menting, J.G., Margetts, M.B., Chan, S.J., Xu, Y., Tennagels, N., Wohlfart, P., Langer, T., Muller, C.W., Dreyer, M.K., Lawrence, M.C.(2018) Nat Commun 9: 4420-4420
- PubMed: 30356040 
- DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06826-6
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
6HN4, 6HN5 - PubMed Abstract: 
Understanding the structural biology of the insulin receptor and how it signals is of key importance in the development of insulin analogs to treat diabetes. We report here a cryo-electron microscopy structure of a single insulin bound to a physiologically relevant, high-affinity version of the receptor ectodomain, the latter generated through attachment of C-terminal leucine zipper elements to overcome the conformational flexibility associated with ectodomain truncation ...