Insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor

IGF1R
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesIGF1R, CD221, IGFIR, IGFR, JTK13, insulin like growth factor 1 receptor, Insulin-like growth factor 1,IGF-1R
External IDsOMIM: 147370; MGI: 96433; HomoloGene: 30997; GeneCards: IGF1R; OMA:IGF1R - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_000875
NM_001291858
NM_152452

NM_010513

RefSeq (protein)

NP_000866
NP_001278787

NP_034643

Location (UCSC)Chr 15: 98.65 – 98.96 MbChr 7: 67.6 – 67.88 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
Wikidata
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The insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) receptor is a protein found on the surface of human cells. It is a transmembrane receptor that is activated by a hormone called insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) and by a related hormone called IGF-2. It belongs to the large class of tyrosine kinase receptors. This receptor mediates the effects of IGF-1, which is a polypeptide protein hormone similar in molecular structure to insulin. IGF-1 plays an important role in growth and continues to have anabolic effects in adults – meaning that it can induce hypertrophy of skeletal muscle and other target tissues. Mice lacking the IGF-1 receptor die late in development, and show a dramatic reduction in body mass. This testifies to the strong growth-promoting effect of this receptor.

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000140443Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000005533Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.