title: Effect of fasting on insulin receptor-related receptor messenger ribonucleic acid in rat kidney.
abstract: The insulin receptor-related receptor (IRR), a member of the insulin receptor tyrosine kinase family, has structural homology to the insulin receptor (IR) and the IGF-I receptor (IGF-IR). The ligand, gene regulation and biological function of the IRR are not known. Because mRNAs for both the IR and IGF-IR are increased by nutrient restriction, we used RNase protection assays to assess the effects of fasting 48 h on IRR mRNA in kidneys of rats. We compared the changes in IRR with those in IR and IGF-IR mRNAs. We observed a significant increase in steady state levels of IRR (ratio of IRR mRNA to beta-actin in fed P<0.01), suggesting that the ligand for IRR also might be regulated by nutrients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chrysis
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Moats-Staats
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Underwood
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005215:Fasting / Q000502:physiology*; D005821:Genetic Techniques; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000378:metabolism; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D011972:Receptor, Insulin / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D011972:Receptor, Insulin; C066542:insulin receptor-related receptor