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A 25 residue peptide, Dk-(61-85), derived from the alpha 1 domain of a murine MHC class I molecule (H-2Dk), enhances cellular glucose uptake, prolongs the effect of insulin, and inhibits insulin receptor internalization without affecting insulin binding or dissociation. Full effect of the peptide is obtained at 10-100 microM. The magnitude of the peptide-mediated enhancement of glucose uptake is insulin dependent and is at maximum approximately 50% above that of full insulin stimulation, excluding a merely insulinomimetic action of the peptide. Dk-(61-85) does not interact directly with the glucose transporter molecule. Furthermore, the peptide-mediated inhibition of insulin receptor internalization results in 2-3 times more receptors in the plasma membrane. The peptide also causes hypoglycemia in rats. The biological activity of Dk-(61-85) suggests that an important nonimmunological role of MHC class I molecules is to affect some of the key functions of ligand-activated receptors.
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