News, New Biological Mechanism of Insulin Signaling Discovered
By AditiRaja On March 14, 2020 · Leave a Comment · In 2020 SP Team 32, 2020 SP Week 06, Biological Discoveries
Investigators at Scripps Research say they have found a new biological mechanism of insulin signaling. Their work, involving the roundworm C. elegans, reveals that a “decoy” receptor is at work in binding to insulin molecules and keeping them from sending signals for increased insulin production.
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