insulin receptor recycling

Term ID

GO:0038020

Synonyms

Definition

The process that results in the return of an insulin receptor to an active state at the plasma membrane. An active state is when the receptor is ready to receive an insulin signal. Internalized insulin receptors can be recycled to the plasma membrane or sorted to lysosomes for protein degradation. 3907718

References

Ontology

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