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ReviewNature metabolism2025

The insulin signalling network.

James G Burchfield, Alexis Diaz-Vegas, David E James

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Review in Nature metabolism, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Insulin enables acquisition of the IL7RCell death & disease · 2026
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  10. Enhanced insulin signaling via circulating ATG7: A potential therapeutic strategy for diabetes.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

James G Burchfield *School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6609-6151
Alexis Diaz-Vegas *School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5227-4482
David E JamesSchool of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia. david.james@sydney.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5946-5257

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Insulin signalling is a central regulator of metabolism, orchestrating nutrient homeostasis and coordinating carbohydrate, protein and lipid metabolism. This network operates through dynamic, tightly regulated protein phosphorylation events involving key kinases such as AKT, shaping cellular responses with remarkable precision. Advances in phosphoproteomics have expanded our understanding of insulin signalling, revealing its intricate regulation and links to disease, particularly cardiometabolic disease. Major insights, such as the mechanisms of AKT activation and the influence of genetic and environmental factors, have emerged from studying this network. In this Review, we examine the architecture of insulin signalling, focusing on its precise temporal regulation. We highlight AKT's central role in insulin action and its vast substrate repertoire, which governs diverse cellular functions. Additionally, we explore feedback and crosstalk mechanisms, such as insulin receptor substrate protein signalling, which integrates inputs through phosphorylation at hundreds of distinct sites. Crucially, phosphoproteomics has uncovered complexities in insulin-resistant states, where network rewiring is characterized by disrupted phosphorylation and the emergence of novel sites that are absent in healthy cells. These insights redefine insulin signalling and its dysfunction, highlighting new therapeutic opportunities.

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InsulinSignal TransductionAnimalsHumansInsulin ResistancePhosphorylationProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktInsulinProto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt

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