What Part of an Insulin-Receptor Substrate Binds to Tyrosine Phosphorylation

question 30

Multiple Choice

What part of an insulin-receptor substrate binds to tyrosine phosphorylation sites on the activated insulin receptor?

• A)an N-terminal PH domain
• B)a phosphotyrosine binding domain
• C)a long tail containing tyrosine phosphorylation sites
• D)a C-terminal PH domain
• E)a PKB domain

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