Illustration of the ectodomain of the insulin receptor complexed with bovine insulin and the antigen-binding fragment (Fab) of an antibody. The insulin receptor is a transmembrane protein. The ectodomain is the part of the receptor that sits on the outside of the cell. Binding of insulin to the extracellular part of the protein activates a number of changes inside the cell that lead to the uptake of glucose, the synthesis of glycogen and fatty acids and glycolysis, the production of energy from glucose. | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / FRANCISCO J. ENGUITA |
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