James Brown 1, E Yvonne Jones, Briony E Forbes Keeping IGF-II under control: lessons from the IGF-II-IGF2R crystal structure. Trends Biochem Sci. 2009 Dec;34(12):612-9. Epub 2009 Sep 30.
Insulin-like growth factor-II (IGF-II) is a key regulator of cell growth, survival, migration and differentiation. Its pivotal role in these processes requires tight regulation of both expression and activity. The type 1 IGF receptor tyrosine kinase (IGF-1R) mediates IGF-II actions, and a family of six high affinity IGF binding proteins (IGFBPs) regulates IGF-II circulating half-life and its availability to bind IGF-1R.
Measured in a serum-free cell proliferation assay using MCF‑7 human breast cancer cells. The ED50 for this effect is less than 5ng/ml
2μg (R: reducing condition, N: non-reducing condition).