INSR Antibody (OAAF00775)

Catalog No: OAAF00775 (Formerly GWB-ASC189)

Size:100 ug

Immunofluorescence analysis of NIH-3T3 cells, using IR Antibody. The picture on the right is treated with the synthesized peptide.

Product Info

• Predicted Species Reactivity: Human|Mouse|Rat
• Product Format: Liquid PBS (without Mg2+ and Ca2+), pH 7.4, 150mM NaCl, 0.02% sodium azide and 50% glycerol.
• Clonality: Polyclonal
• Host: Rabbit
• Application: Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay|Immunocytochemistry|Immunofluorescence
• Reconstitution and Storage: -20°C
• Immunogen: The antiserum was produced against synthesized peptide derived from human IR.
• Purification: The antibody was affinity-purified from rabbit antiserum by affinity-chromatography using epitope-specific immunogen.
• Concentration: 1 mg/ml
• Specificity: IR antibody detects endogenous levels of total IR protein.
• Dilution: The optimal working dilution should be determined by the end user.
• Application Info: IF: 1:100~500
  ELISA: 1:1000
• Reference: Ebina Y., Cell 40:747-758(1985).
  Ullrich A., Nature 313:756-761(1985).
  Seino S., Diabetes 39:123-128(1990).

Target Info

• Gene Symbol: INSR
• Gene Full Name: insulin receptor
• Alias Symbols: CD220;HHF5;insulin receptor;IR.
• NCBI Gene Id: 3643
• Protein Name: Insulin receptor
• Description of Target: Receptor tyrosine kinase which mediates the pleiotropic actions of insulin. Binding of insulin leads to phosphorylation of several intracellular substrates, including, insulin receptor substrates (IRS1, 2, 3, 4), SHC, GAB1, CBL and other signaling intermediates. Each of these phosphorylated proteins serve as docking proteins for other signaling proteins that contain Src-homology-2 domains (SH2 domain) that specifically recognize different phosphotyrosine residues, including the p85 regulatory subunit of PI3K and SHP2. Phosphorylation of IRSs proteins lead to the activation of two main signaling pathways: the PI3K-AKT/PKB pathway, which is responsible for most of the metabolic actions of insulin, and the Ras-MAPK pathway, which regulates expression of some genes and cooperates with the PI3K pathway to control cell growth and differentiation. Binding of the SH2 domains of PI3K to phosphotyrosines on IRS1 leads to the activation of PI3K and the generation of phosphatidylinositol-(3, 4, 5)-triphosphate (PIP3), a lipid second messenger, which activates several PIP3-dependent serine/threonine kinases, such as PDPK1 and subsequently AKT/PKB. The net effect of this pathway is to produce a translocation of the glucose transporter SLC2A4/GLUT4 from cytoplasmic vesicles to the cell membrane to facilitate glucose transport. Moreover, upon insulin stimulation, activated AKT/PKB is responsible for: anti-apoptotic effect of insulin by inducing phosphorylation of BAD; regulates the expression of gluconeogenic and lipogenic enzymes by controlling the activity of the winged helix or forkhead (FOX) class of transcription factors. Another pathway regulated by PI3K-AKT/PKB activation is mTORC1 signaling pathway which regulates cell growth and metabolism and integrates signals from insulin. AKT mediates insulin-stimulated protein synthesis by phosphorylating TSC2 thereby activating mTORC1 pathway. The Ras/RAF/MAP2K/MAPK pathway is mainly involved in mediating cell growth, survival and cellular differentiation of insulin. Phosphorylated IRS1 recruits GRB2/SOS complex, which triggers the activation of the Ras/RAF/MAP2K/MAPK pathway. In addition to binding insulin, the insulin receptor can bind insulin-like growth factors (IGFI and IGFII). Isoform Short has a higher affinity for IGFII binding. When present in a hybrid receptor with IGF1R, binds IGF1. PubMed:12138094 shows that hybrid receptors composed of IGF1R and INSR isoform Long are activated with a high affinity by IGF1, with low affinity by IGF2 and not significantly activated by insulin, and that hybrid receptors composed of IGF1R and INSR isoform Short are activated by IGF1, IGF2 and insulin. In contrast, PubMed:16831875 shows that hybrid receptors composed of IGF1R and INSR isoform Long and hybrid receptors composed of IGF1R and INSR isoform Short have similar binding characteristics, both bind IGF1 and have a low affinity for insulin.
• Uniprot ID: P06213
• Protein Accession #: NP_000199.2
• Molecular Weight: 156 kDa