title: The double life of the IGF-1 receptor.
abstract: The IGF-1 receptor is expressed in many cell types, and its activation by its ligands is a required step for the proliferation of many cells in vivo and in vitro. In most cells in culture, requiring more than one growth factor for growth, the IGF-1 receptor can be found in one of two different modes: in the first mode, although it is autophosphorylated by its ligands and induces the expression of specific genes, it does not transmit a mitogenic signal. In the alternative mode, i.e., after priming with an unrelated growth factor, the IGF-1 receptor responds to its ligands with a mitogenic stimulus. This review examines briefly the possible alternatives to explain this different behavior, which is crucial to our understanding of the control of cellular proliferation.
authors.affiliation: Jefferson Cancer Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Baserga
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000502:physiology; D002455:Cell Division / Q000502:physiology; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000502:physiology; D017526:Receptor, IGF Type 1 / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D006133:Growth Substances; D017526:Receptor, IGF Type 1