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Function
Insulin-like growth factor (IGF) are proteins with high sequence similarity to insulin. IGF are ligands in a complex called the IGF axis, which contains 2 IGF receptors, 6 IGF-binding proteins and IGF-binding protein degrading enzyme[1].
- IGF I is secreted in the liver after stimulation by growth hormone. See details in IGF1 and Igf1 - alec.
- IGF II is required in early development stages.
Relevance
Inhibition of IGF I influences colon cancer[2]. IGF I has protective effect in neuropathy[3].
See also Insulin-like growth factor receptor and Insulin-like growth factor 1.
- ↑ Wood AW, Duan C, Bern HA. Insulin-like growth factor signaling in fish. Int Rev Cytol. 2005;243:215-85. PMID:15797461 doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0074-7696(05)43004-1
- ↑ Giovannucci E. Insulin, insulin-like growth factors and colon cancer: a review of the evidence. J Nutr. 2001 Nov;131(11 Suppl):3109S-20S. PMID:11694656
- ↑ Mohamed-Ali V, Pinkney J. Therapeutic potential of insulin-like growth factor-1 in patients with diabetes mellitus. Treat Endocrinol. 2002;1(6):399-410. PMID:15832492
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3D structures of insulin-like growth factor
Updated on 22-September-2025
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- IGF I
- IGF I residues 49-118
- 2gf1, 3gf1, 1b9g, 1bqt, 6rva – hIGF I – NMR
- 3lri - hIGF I (mutant) – NMR
- 1imx, 1gzr, 1gzy, 1gzz, 1h02 - hIGF I
- 1tgr - hIGF I (mutant)
- 1pmx – hIGF I + peptide - NMR
- 1h59 – hIGF I + IGF binding protein 5
- 2dsp, 2dsr - hIGF I + IGF binding protein 4
- 1wqj - hIGF I + IGF binding protein 4
- 2dsq - hIGF I + IGF binding protein 4 + IGF binding protein 1
- 4xss - hIGF I + insulin receptor + insulin-like growth factor receptor peptide
- 5u8q - hIGF I + IGFI receptor + antibody
- 6ff3 - hIGF I + neural ectodermal development factor
- 6pyh - hIGF I + mIGFI receptor – Cryo EM
- 7wrq - hIGF I + IGFBP3 + ALS – Cryo EM
- 7s0q - hIGF I + IGFI receptor + insulin receptor – Cryo EM
- IGF II
- IGF II residues 25-91
- 1igl, 5l3l, 5l3m, 5l3n - hIGF II – NMR
- 3e4z – hIGF II + insulin-degrading enzyme
- 3kr3 - hIGF II + antibody
- 6um2 - hIGF II + bIGFII receptor – Cryo EM
- 6vwg, 6vwi - hIGF II + IGFI receptor – Cryo EM
References
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