Nature Communications (Oct 2022)

Functional selectivity of insulin receptor revealed by aptamer-trapped receptor structures

  • Junhong Kim,
  • Na-Oh Yunn,
  • Mangeun Park,
  • Jihan Kim,
  • Seongeun Park,
  • Yoojoong Kim,
  • Jeongeun Noh,
  • Sung Ho Ryu,
  • Yunje Cho

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34292-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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DNA aptamers can activate insulin receptor as selective agonists or positive allosteric modulators. Here, authors determine structures of the insulin receptor bound to aptamers and provide a basis for the selective activation or allosteric regulation of insulin receptor.