Article
The role of insulin receptor signaling in zebrafish embryogenesis.
Endocrinology - 1 Dec 2008
Toyoshima Yuka, Monson Christopher, Duan Cunming, Wu Yingjie, Gao Chuan, Yakar Shoshana, Sadler Kirsten C, LeRoith Derek
Abstract excerpt
Insulin receptor (IR) signaling is considered to be important in growth and development in addition to its major role in metabolic homeostasis. The metabolic role of insulin in carbohydrate and lipid metabolism is extensively studied. In contrast, the role of IR activation during embryogenesis is less understood. To address this, we examined the function of the IR during zebrafish development. Zebrafish express...
Topics
- Animals
- Blotting, Western
- Cell Line
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- In Situ Hybridization
- Mice
- Mutation
- Protein Isoforms
- Receptor, Insulin
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Signal Transduction
- Zebrafish
