When insulin binds to its receptor, a conformational change occurs that results in auto phosphorylation of the receptor on a specific Tyr residues. In the next step of the signaling pathway, an adaptor protein called IRS-1(insulin receptor substrate-1) docks with the phosphorylated receptor. This step is essential for the downstream activation of several kinases including Alk, also known as protein B as well as protein C kinase and GSK-3. Protein kinase 3 is involved in mobilizing GLUT 4 glucose transporters to the plasma membrane and GSK-3 phosphorylates glycogen sunthase. What would be the effects of a mammalian organism over expressing IRS-1 were also deficient in muscle GAK-3? Would this deficiency be lethal ?

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Cell Signaling

It allows cells to perform various cellular activities, coordinate, and interact with other cells. All cells of an organism receive signals from their environments and respond accordingly. Even the unicellular eukaryotes receive signals secreted by other cells and respond. In the case of yeast, mating takes place by signaling between the yeast cells. Communication by cell signaling in a multicellular organism has become a vast and important part of various fields of biology.