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Stage debut for the elusive Drosophila insulin-like growth factor binding protein

Insulin-like growth factor (IGF) binding proteins provide a layer of complexity to the insulin/IGF signaling system in mammals, but only now, in a recent study in Journal of Biology, has one such protein been functionally characterized in Drosophila.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Alic, Nazif, Partridge, Linda
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2776390/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18620552
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/jbiol79
Descripción
Sumario:Insulin-like growth factor (IGF) binding proteins provide a layer of complexity to the insulin/IGF signaling system in mammals, but only now, in a recent study in Journal of Biology, has one such protein been functionally characterized in Drosophila.