Nature Communications (Jul 2022)

Structural basis for assembly and disassembly of the IGF/IGFBP/ALS ternary complex

  • Hyojin Kim,
  • Yaoyao Fu,
  • Ho Jeong Hong,
  • Seong-Gyu Lee,
  • Dong Sun Lee,
  • Ho Min Kim

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32214-2
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 17

Abstract

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Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) regulates growth and differentiation. Here, authors report the atomic structure of the ternary complex (IGF1/IGF-binding protein3/acid labile subunit) and its assembly/disassembly mechanism for IGF bioavailability.