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Sci. Signal., 7 December 2010
Vol. 3, Issue 151, p. ra87
[DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.2001173]

RESEARCH ARTICLES

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Signaling Death as Well as Survival
The hormone insulin and the related insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) are known for their effects in promoting cell growth and survival. Unexpectedly, Boucher et al. found that brown preadipocyte cell lines engineered to lack both the insulin receptor (IR) and the IGF-1 receptor (IGF1R) were resistant to programmed cell death (apoptosis) in response to various stimuli when compared to cells expressing either or both receptors. Analyses of the effects of introducing receptors into these resistant cells revealed that, in contrast to their role in transducing trophic signals from insulin and IGF-1, the ability of IR and IGF1R to restore sensitivity to apoptosis did not depend on their catalytic activity. Thus, IR and IGF1R appear to act as dependence receptors, a family of receptors that mediate trophic signals when bound by ligand, and signals permissive for apoptosis in the absence of ligand.

Citation: J. Boucher, Y. Macotela, O. Bezy, M. A. Mori, K. Kriauciunas, C. R. Kahn, A Kinase-Independent Role for Unoccupied Insulin and IGF-1 Receptors in the Control of Apoptosis. Sci. Signal. 3, ra87 (2010).

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