INSIG1

Insulin induced gene 1
Available structures
PDB Ortholog search: PDBe, RCSB
Identifiers
SymbolsINSIG1 ; CL-6; CL6
External IDsOMIM: 602055 MGI: 1916289 HomoloGene: 4047 GeneCards: INSIG1 Gene
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez3638231070
EnsemblENSG00000186480ENSMUSG00000045294
UniProtO15503Q8BGI3
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_005542NM_153526
RefSeq (protein)NP_005533NP_705746
Location (UCSC)Chr 7:
155.09 – 155.1 Mb
Chr 5:
28.07 – 28.08 Mb
PubMed search

Insulin induced gene 1, also known as INSIG1, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the INSIG1 gene.[1][2]

Function

Oxysterols regulate cholesterol homeostasis through liver X receptor (LXR) and sterol regulatory element-binding protein (SREBP) mediated signaling pathway. This gene is an insulin-induced gene. It encodes an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane protein that plays a critical role in regulating cholesterol concentrations in cells. This protein binds to the sterol-sensing domains of SREBP cleavage-activating protein (SCAP) and HMG CoA reductase, and is essential for the sterol-mediated trafficking of the two proteins. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been observed.[2]

Interactions

INSIG1 has been shown to interact with SREBF2.[3][4]

References

  1. Peng Y, Schwarz EJ, Lazar MA, Genin A, Spinner NB, Taub R (August 1997). "Cloning, human chromosomal assignment, and adipose and hepatic expression of the CL-6/INSIG1 gene". Genomics 43 (3): 278–84. doi:10.1006/geno.1997.4821. PMID 9268630.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: INSIG1 insulin induced gene 1".
  3. Dobrosotskaya, Irina Y; Goldstein Joseph L; Brown Michael S; Rawson Robert B (Sep 2003). "Reconstitution of sterol-regulated endoplasmic reticulum-to-Golgi transport of SREBP-2 in insect cells by co-expression of mammalian SCAP and Insigs". J. Biol. Chem. (United States) 278 (37): 35837–43. doi:10.1074/jbc.M306476200. ISSN 0021-9258. PMID 12842885.
  4. Yang, Tong; Espenshade Peter J; Wright Michael E; Yabe Daisuke; Gong Yi; Aebersold Ruedi; Goldstein Joseph L; Brown Michael S (Aug 2002). "Crucial step in cholesterol homeostasis: sterols promote binding of SCAP to INSIG-1, a membrane protein that facilitates retention of SREBPs in ER". Cell (United States) 110 (4): 489–500. doi:10.1016/S0092-8674(02)00872-3. ISSN 0092-8674. PMID 12202038.

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