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INSR insulin receptor [ Homo sapiens (human) ]

Gene ID: 3643, updated on 13-Apr-2024

Summary

Official Symbol
INSRprovided by HGNC
Official Full Name
insulin receptorprovided by HGNC
Primary source
HGNC:HGNC:6091
See related
Ensembl:ENSG00000171105 MIM:147670; AllianceGenome:HGNC:6091
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Homo sapiens
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
Also known as
HHF5; CD220
Summary
This gene encodes a member of the receptor tyrosine kinase family of proteins. The encoded preproprotein is proteolytically processed to generate alpha and beta subunits that form a heterotetrameric receptor. Binding of insulin or other ligands to this receptor activates the insulin signaling pathway, which regulates glucose uptake and release, as well as the synthesis and storage of carbohydrates, lipids and protein. Mutations in this gene underlie the inherited severe insulin resistance syndromes including type A insulin resistance syndrome, Donohue syndrome and Rabson-Mendenhall syndrome. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2015]
Expression
Ubiquitous expression in kidney (RPKM 16.5), spleen (RPKM 15.9) and 25 other tissues See more
Orthologs
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Genomic context

Location:
19p13.2
Exon count:
22
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
RS_2023_10 current GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40) 19 NC_000019.10 (7112265..7294414, complement)
RS_2023_10 current T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1) 19 NC_060943.1 (7103362..7286608, complement)
105.20220307 previous assembly GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25) 19 NC_000019.9 (7112276..7294425, complement)

Chromosome 19 - NC_000019.10Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene MPRA-validated peak3311 silencer Neighboring gene MPRA-validated peak3312 silencer Neighboring gene MPRA-validated peak3313 silencer Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC124904625 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 9971 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr19:7102509-7103010 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr19:7103011-7103510 Neighboring gene zinc finger protein 557 Neighboring gene NANOG-H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr19:7109747-7110266 Neighboring gene MPRA-validated peak3314 silencer Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 13870 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 13871 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 13872 Neighboring gene H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr19:7197359-7198195 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC124904626 Neighboring gene NANOG-H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr19:7212577-7213123 Neighboring gene NANOG-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr19:7213124-7213669 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 13874 Neighboring gene MPRA-validated peak3317 silencer Neighboring gene H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr19:7257400-7258262 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr19:7288463-7288964 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr19:7292867-7293625 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 9973 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 9974 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 9975 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 9976 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 9977 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 13875 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 13876 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 13878 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 13877 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 13879 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 9978 Neighboring gene Rho/Rac guanine nucleotide exchange factor 18 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr19:7438718-7439322 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr19:7439323-7439927 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 13880 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr19:7447849-7448349 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 13881 Neighboring gene ARHGEF18 antisense RNA 1 Neighboring gene ReSE screen-validated silencer GRCh37_chr19:7459704-7460144 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 13882 Neighboring gene MPRA-validated peak3319 silencer Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr19:7462888-7463393 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr19:7463394-7463898 Neighboring gene MPRA-validated peak3320 silencer Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 9980 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 13883 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 13884 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 13885 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 13886 Neighboring gene ReSE screen-validated silencer GRCh37_chr19:7501123-7501310 Neighboring gene OCT4-NANOG-H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr19:7515146-7515690 Neighboring gene OCT4-NANOG-H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr19:7515691-7516233 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 9981 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr19:7541732-7542367 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr19:7548591-7549112 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 9982 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 9983 Neighboring gene Sharpr-MPRA regulatory region 6634 Neighboring gene peroxisomal biogenesis factor 11 gamma

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

Expression

  • Project title: HPA RNA-seq normal tissues
  • Description: RNA-seq was performed of tissue samples from 95 human individuals representing 27 different tissues in order to determine tissue-specificity of all protein-coding genes
  • BioProject: PRJEB4337
  • Publication: PMID 24309898
  • Analysis date: Wed Apr 4 07:08:55 2018

Bibliography

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?

Phenotypes

EBI GWAS Catalog

Description
A meta-analysis of thyroid-related traits reveals novel loci and gender-specific differences in the regulation of thyroid function.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Genome-wide association analyses identify 18 new loci associated with serum urate concentrations.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Genome-wide association study identifies eight new risk loci for polycystic ovary syndrome.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Genome-wide meta-analysis for severe diabetic retinopathy.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Novel associations for hypothyroidism include known autoimmune risk loci.
EBI GWAS Catalog

Pathways from PubChem

Interactions

Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

General gene information

Markers

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables ATP binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables GTP binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables PTB domain binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
enables amyloid-beta binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
enables cargo receptor activity ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
PubMed 
enables insulin binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables insulin binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
enables insulin receptor activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
enables insulin receptor activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables insulin receptor activity TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
 
enables insulin receptor substrate binding IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
enables insulin receptor substrate binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
enables insulin-like growth factor I binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
enables insulin-like growth factor II binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
enables insulin-like growth factor receptor binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
enables protein binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
enables protein domain specific binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
enables protein tyrosine kinase activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables protein tyrosine kinase activity IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
enables protein-containing complex binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in activation of protein kinase B activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in activation of protein kinase activity IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in adrenal gland development IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in amyloid-beta clearance ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
PubMed 
involved_in cell surface receptor protein tyrosine kinase signaling pathway IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in cellular response to growth factor stimulus IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in cellular response to insulin stimulus IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in dendritic spine maintenance ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
PubMed 
involved_in epidermis development IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in exocrine pancreas development IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in glucose homeostasis IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in glucose homeostasis IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in heart morphogenesis IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in insulin receptor signaling pathway IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in insulin receptor signaling pathway ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
PubMed 
involved_in insulin receptor signaling pathway TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
 
involved_in learning TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
involved_in male gonad development IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in male sex determination IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in memory TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
involved_in multicellular organism development IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in neuron projection maintenance ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
involved_in peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
acts_upstream_of positive regulation of MAP kinase activity IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of MAPK cascade IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of MAPK cascade IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of MAPK cascade IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of cell migration IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of cell population proliferation IC
Inferred by Curator
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of cell population proliferation IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of cell population proliferation IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of developmental growth IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of glucose import IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of glucose import NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of glycogen biosynthetic process IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of glycolytic process IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of kinase activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of meiotic cell cycle IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of mitotic nuclear division IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of nitric oxide biosynthetic process IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B signal transduction IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B signal transduction IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of protein phosphorylation IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of protein-containing complex disassembly ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of receptor internalization IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of respiratory burst IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in protein autophosphorylation IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in protein autophosphorylation IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in protein phosphorylation TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
involved_in receptor internalization IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in receptor-mediated endocytosis ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
PubMed 
involved_in regulation of DNA-templated transcription IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in regulation of embryonic development IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in regulation of female gonad development IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in symbiont entry into host cell IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in transport across blood-brain barrier NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
Component Evidence Code Pubs
is_active_in axon IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
located_in caveola IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
located_in dendrite membrane ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
located_in endosome membrane TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
 
located_in external side of plasma membrane ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
located_in extracellular exosome HDA PubMed 
part_of insulin receptor complex IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
part_of insulin receptor complex IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
part_of insulin receptor complex IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
located_in late endosome IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in lysosome IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in membrane IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
located_in neuronal cell body membrane ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
colocalizes_with nuclear envelope IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
colocalizes_with nuclear lumen IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
is_active_in plasma membrane IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
located_in plasma membrane IC
Inferred by Curator
more info
PubMed 
located_in plasma membrane IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
located_in plasma membrane TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
 
part_of receptor complex IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 

General protein information

Preferred Names
insulin receptor
Names
IR
NP_000199.2
NP_001073285.1
XP_011526290.2
XP_011526291.2
XP_054176873.1
XP_054176874.1

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

These reference sequences exist independently of genome builds. Explain

These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

Genomic

  1. NG_008852.2 RefSeqGene

    Range
    4587..186736
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_000208.4NP_000199.2  insulin receptor isoform Long preproprotein

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_000199.2

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (1) represents the longer transcript and encodes the longer isoform (Long).
    Source sequence(s)
    AC010606, AC125387, AK025527, BC117172, BU684722, HY015976, M10051, X02160
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS12176.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    P06213, Q17RW0, Q59H98, Q9UCB7, Q9UCB8, Q9UCB9
    Related
    ENSP00000303830.4, ENST00000302850.10
    Conserved Domains (6) summary
    cd05061
    Location:10161303
    PTKc_InsR; Catalytic domain of the Protein Tyrosine Kinase, Insulin Receptor
    cd00063
    Location:867944
    FN3; Fibronectin type 3 domain; One of three types of internal repeats found in the plasma protein fibronectin. Its tenth fibronectin type III repeat contains an RGD cell recognition sequence in a flexible loop between 2 strands. Approximately 2% of all ...
    cd00064
    Location:234281
    FU; Furin-like repeats. Cysteine rich region. Exact function of the domain is not known. Furin is a serine-kinase dependent proprotein processor. Other members of this family include endoproteases and cell surface receptors.
    pfam00757
    Location:179337
    Furin-like; Furin-like cysteine rich region
    pfam01030
    Location:359472
    Recep_L_domain; Receptor L domain
    pfam07714
    Location:10231290
    Pkinase_Tyr; Protein tyrosine kinase
  2. NM_001079817.3NP_001073285.1  insulin receptor isoform Short preproprotein

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (2) lacks an alternate in-frame exon compared to variant 1. The resulting isoform (Short) has the same N- and C-termini but is shorter compared to isoform Long.
    Source sequence(s)
    AC010606, AC125387, AK025527, BC117172, BU684722, HY015976, M10051, X02160
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS42487.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    P06213
    Related
    ENSP00000342838.4, ENST00000341500.9
    Conserved Domains (6) summary
    cd05061
    Location:10041291
    PTKc_InsR; Catalytic domain of the Protein Tyrosine Kinase, Insulin Receptor
    cd00063
    Location:855932
    FN3; Fibronectin type 3 domain; One of three types of internal repeats found in the plasma protein fibronectin. Its tenth fibronectin type III repeat contains an RGD cell recognition sequence in a flexible loop between 2 strands. Approximately 2% of all ...
    cd00064
    Location:234281
    FU; Furin-like repeats. Cysteine rich region. Exact function of the domain is not known. Furin is a serine-kinase dependent proprotein processor. Other members of this family include endoproteases and cell surface receptors.
    pfam00757
    Location:179337
    Furin-like; Furin-like cysteine rich region
    pfam01030
    Location:359472
    Recep_L_domain; Receptor L domain
    pfam07714
    Location:10111278
    Pkinase_Tyr; Protein tyrosine kinase

RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_000001405.40-RS_2023_10

The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000019.10 Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

    Range
    7112265..7294414 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_011527989.4XP_011526291.2  insulin receptor isoform X2

  2. XM_011527988.3XP_011526290.2  insulin receptor isoform X1

Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

Genomic

  1. NC_060943.1 Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

    Range
    7103362..7286608 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_054320899.1XP_054176874.1  insulin receptor isoform X2

  2. XM_054320898.1XP_054176873.1  insulin receptor isoform X1