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  • Title: Insulin receptor kinase activity in rat adipocytes is decreased during aging.
    Author: Carrascosa JM, Ruíz P, Martínez C, Pulido JA, Satrústegui J, Andrés A.
    Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun; 1989 Apr 14; 160(1):303-9. PubMed ID: 2653319.
    Abstract:
    The tyrosine kinase activity of the insulin receptor derived from rat adipocyte plasma membranes was examined during aging. In the absence of insulin, autophosphorylation and histone H2B phosphorylation activities, measured with equal numbers of insulin receptors, were comparable among 3- and 24-month-old rats. In contrast, insulin-stimulated kinase activity was significantly reduced in the old animals. We have also found that the insulin dependent phosphorylation of a putative endogenous substrate of 60 kDa was drastically reduced in old animals. These results suggest that the decrease in kinase activity in old rats could be related with the insulin resistance of aging.
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