What is the role of insulin other than translocating GLUT-4 proteins?

In summary, insulin plays a crucial role in regulating glucose metabolism in adipose, skeletal muscle, and liver cells by translocating GLUT-4 proteins. However, insulin receptors are also present in other tissues and their roles in those cells are not well understood since GLUT-4 is not present. Further research is needed to understand the tissue-specific response to insulin in cells such as muscle tissue, vascular endothelium, heart, and liver. There are scientific papers available that discuss these roles of insulin in other cells, which can be found through a Google search.
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What are the roles played by insulin in tissues where GLUT-4 is not known to be present?
Insulin's role in glucose metabolism by translocating GLUT-4 proteins into the plasma membrane (thereby regulating the uptake of glucose), in the adipose and skeletal muscle cells, is rather well known. And in the liver, insulin aids to regulate gluconeogenesis and promoting glycogen synthesis.

But it is also known that insulin receptors are present in many tissues other than the liver, adipose, and muscle cells. What are the roles that are played by insulin in those tissues, since GLUT-4 is not known to be present in other cells?

Are there any scientific papers that discuss such insulin's roles in other cells in its physiology?

Thanks in advance. I tried searching the internet, but couldn't find helpful.
 
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