A structurally minimized yet fully active insulin based on cone-snail venom insulin principles.
Xiong, X., Menting, J.G., Disotuar, M.M., Smith, N.A., Delaine, C.A., Ghabash, G., Agrawal, R., Wang, X., He, X., Fisher, S.J., MacRaild, C.A., Norton, R.S., Gajewiak, J., Forbes, B.E., Smith, B.J., Safavi-Hemami, H., Olivera, B., Lawrence, M.C., Chou, D.H.(2020) Nat Struct Mol Biol 27: 615-624
- PubMed: 32483339 
- DOI: 10.1038/s41594-020-0430-8
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
6VEP, 6VEQ, 6VET - PubMed Abstract: 
Human insulin and its current therapeutic analogs all show propensity, albeit varyingly, to self-associate into dimers and hexamers, which delays their onset of action and makes blood glucose management difficult for people with diabetes. Recently, we de ...