Taxonomic distribution of proteins containing IB domains

The IB domain within your query sequence starts at position 38 and ends at position 118, and its E-value is 1.05e-31.

IGF binding proteins and their functions.

Clemmons DR
Mol Reprod Dev. 1993; 35: 368-74

The insulin-like growth factor (IGF) binding proteins (IGFBPs) have several functions, including transporting the IGFs in the circulation, mediating IGF transport out of the vascular compartment, localizing the IGFs to specific cell types, and modulating both IGF binding to receptors and growth-promoting actions. The functions of IGFBPs appear to be altered by posttranslational modifications. IGFBP-3, -4, -5, and -6 have been shown to be glycosylated. Likewise all the IGFBPs have a complex disulfide bond structure that is required for maintenance of normal IGF binding. IGFBP-2, -3, -4, and -5 are proteolytically cleaved, and specific proteases have been characterized for IGFBP-3, -4, and -5. Interestingly, attachment of IGF-I or II to IGFBP-4 results in enhancement of proteolysis, whereas attachment of either growth factor to IGFBP-5 results in inhibition of proteolytic cleavage. Cleavage of IGFBP-3 results in the appearance of a 31 kDa fragment that is 50-fold reduced in its affinity for the IGF-I or IGF-II. In spite of the reduction in its affinity, this fragment is capable of potentiating the effect of IGF-I on cell growth responses; therefore, proteolysis may be a specific mechanism that alters IGFBP modulation of IGF actions. Other processes that result in a reduction in IGF binding protein affinity are associated with potentiation of cellular responses to IGF-I and -II. Specifically, the binding of IGFBP-3 to cell surfaces is associated with its ability to enhance IGF action and with a ten- to 12-fold reduction in its affinity for IGF-I and IGF-II.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Characterization of insulin-like growth factor (IGF) binding proteins and their role in modulating IGF-I action in BHK cells.

Hsu D, Olefsky JM
J Biol Chem. 1992; 267: 25576-82

We have found that over one-half of the total cell surface 125I-insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) binding to BHK cells represents binding to IGF binding proteins (IGFBPs) rather than to the IGF-I receptor. In addition to a number of secreted IGFBPs, we have now characterized two cell-associated IGFBPs with unique characteristics. The cell-associated IGFBPs have molecular weights of 30,000 (30K) and 25,000 (25K), as determined by the Western ligand blot technique. IGFBP-30K is located at the cell surface and can be readily labeled by affinity cross-linking with 125I-IGF-I. Surface expression of IGFBP-30K increases 5.4 +/- 1.2-fold (n = 11) with serum starvation. This induction is fully evident by 4 h, plateauing by 24 h, and is completely inhibitable by cycloheximide. The fasting-induced increase in IGFBP-30K is inhibited by IGF-I and by des-IGF-I and, to a lesser extent, by insulin. Unlike cell-associated IGFBP-30K, secretion of IGFBP was stimulated (6.8 +/- 0.5-fold, n = 2) by IGF-I, whereas IGFBP secretion was inhibited 54% by insulin. These results demonstrate coordinate regulation of IGFBP by serum starvation and IGF-I, such that at low concentrations of IGF-I, cell surface binding protein increases whereas binding protein secretion decreases. At high concentrations of IGF-I, IGFBP secretion increases and cell surface IGF-I receptor, as well as IGFBP, decreases. Taken together, these regulatory events regulate the availability of IGF-I for biologic signalling.

Classification of the insulin-like growth factor binding proteins into three distinct categories according to their binding specificities.

Forbes B, Szabo L, Baxter RC, Ballard FJ, Wallace JC
Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1988; 157: 196-202

Competitive binding experiments with insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1, IGF-2 and des-(1-3)-IGF-1 have confirmed the interpretation based on limited amino-terminal sequence analysis that at least three types of IGF binding protein occur. In addition to the acid stable subunit of the large serum binding protein which exhibits des-(1-3)-IGF-1 binding only slightly less than IGF-1, the small IGF binding proteins can be separated into two classes based on differences in des-(1-3)-IGF-1 and IGF-2 binding potencies.