Insulin resistance and growth retardation in mice lacking insulin receptor substrate-1

Hiroyuki Tamemoto, Takashi Kadowaki*, Kazuyuki Tobe, Takeshi Yagi, Hiroshi Sakura, Takaki Hayakawa, Yasuo Terauchi, Kohjiro Ueki, Yasushi Kaburagi, Shinobu Satoh, Hisahiko Sekihara, Shinji Yoshioka, Hiroyoshi Horikoshi, Yasuhide Furuta, Yoji Ikawa, Masato Kasuga, Yoshio Yazaki, Shinichi Aizawa

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Abstract

INSULIN receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1) is the major substrate of insulin receptor and IGF-1 receptor tyrosine kinases; it has an apparent relative molecular mass of 160-190,000 (Mr, 160-190K) on SDS polyacrylamide gel1-3. Tyrosine-phosphorylated IRS-1 binds the 85K subunit of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase4,5 which may be involved in the translocation of glucose transporters6,7 and the abundant src homology protein (ASH)/Grb28,9 which may be involved in activation of p2lras and MAP kinase cascade10. IRS-1 also has binding sites for Syp11 and Nck12 and other src homology 2 (SH2) signalling molecules10. To clarify the physiological roles of IRS-1 in vivo, we made mice with a targeted disruption of the IRS-1 gene locus. Mice homozygous for targeted disruption of the IRS-1 gene were born alive but were retarded in embryonal and postnatal growth. They also had resistance to the glucose-lowering effects of insulin, IGF-1 and IGF-2. These data suggest the exis-tence of both IRS-1-dependent and IRS-1-independent pathways for signal transduction of insulin and IGFs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)182-186
Number of pages5
JournalNature
Volume372
Issue number6502
DOIs
StatePublished - 1994

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