A family with severe insulin resistance and diabetes due to a mutation in AKT2

S George, J J Rochford, C Wolfrum, S L Gray, S Schinner, J C Wilson, M A Soos, P R Murgatroyd, R M Williams, C L Acerini, D B Dunger, D Barford, A M Umpleby, N J Wareham, H A Davies, A J Schafer, M Stoffel, S O'Rahilly, I Barroso

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Abstract

Inherited defects in signaling pathways downstream of the insulin receptor have long been suggested to contribute to human type 2 diabetes mellitus. Here we describe a mutation in the gene encoding the protein kinase AKT2/PKBbeta in a family that shows autosomal dominant inheritance of severe insulin resistance and diabetes mellitus. Expression of the mutant kinase in cultured cells disrupted insulin signaling to metabolic end points and inhibited the function of coexpressed, wild-type AKT. These findings demonstrate the central importance of AKT signaling to insulin sensitivity in humans.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1325 - 1328
Number of pages4
JournalScience
Volume304
Issue number5675
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 28 May 2004

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