Disruption of IRS-2 causes type 2 diabetes in mice
Withers D, Gutierrez J, Towery H, Burks D, Ren J, Previs S, Zhang Y, Bernal D, Pons S, Shulman G, Bonner-Weir S, White M. Disruption of IRS-2 causes type 2 diabetes in mice. Nature 1998, 391: 900-904. PMID: 9495343, DOI: 10.1038/36116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlood GlucoseCloning, MolecularDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleGene TargetingHumansInsulinInsulin Receptor Substrate ProteinsInsulin ResistanceIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsIslets of LangerhansLiverMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMuscle, SkeletalPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPhosphoproteinsPhosphorylationReceptor, InsulinRecombination, GeneticSignal TransductionConceptsType 2 diabetesInsulin resistanceHuman type 2 diabetesPancreatic β-cell functionInsulin secretion increasesSingle molecular abnormalityΒ-cell compensationIRS-2-deficient miceΒ-cell functionHuman type 2Insulin secretionInsulin receptor substrateGlucose homeostasisSecretion increasesInsulin actionType 2DiabetesMolecular abnormalitiesProgressive deteriorationSkeletal muscleIRS-2Insulin signalingIRS-1Mild resistanceMice