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Biological roles of insulin-like growth factor binding proteins (IGFBPs)
- Title
- Biological roles of insulin-like growth factor binding proteins (IGFBPs)
- Authors
- Kim H.-S.; Rosenfeld R.G.; Oh Y.
- Ewha Authors
- 김호성
- Issue Date
- 1997
- Journal Title
- Experimental and Molecular Medicine
- ISSN
- 0378-8512
- Citation
- Experimental and Molecular Medicine vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 85 - 96
- Indexed
- SCOPUS
- Document Type
- Review
- Abstract
- The insulin-like growth factor binding protein (IGFBP) family is a critical component of the insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system which regulate the biological actions of the IGFs and may also be capable of IGF-independent actions. To date, seven distinct IGFBPs have been described. Among these IGFBPs, IGFBPs-1-6 bind IGFs with high affinity, while only IGFBP-7 binds with low affinity. Recently, we have demonstrated that connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) also binds IGFs with low affinity, suggesting that a family of low-affinity IGFBPs, distinct from the high-affinity members, may exist, and together these constitute an IGFBP superfamily. IGFBPs have various biological roles. IGFBPs act not only as a carrier proteins, but also as a modulators of IGF actions by involving in IGF ligand-receptor interactions through influences on both the bioavailability and distribution of IGFs in the extracellular environment. In addition, some IGFBPs (IGFBPs-1, -3, and -5) appears to have intrinsic activity independent of IGFs. This review will focus on recent studies on the biological roles of IGFBPs in IGF-dependent and IGF-independent modes.
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