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Sherlock BD, Boon MAA, Vlasiou M, Coster ACF. The Distance Between: An Algorithmic Approach to Comparing Stochastic Models to Time-Series Data. Bull Math Biol 2024; 86:111. [PMID: 39060776 PMCID: PMC11282162 DOI: 10.1007/s11538-024-01331-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024]
Abstract
While mean-field models of cellular operations have identified dominant processes at the macroscopic scale, stochastic models may provide further insight into mechanisms at the molecular scale. In order to identify plausible stochastic models, quantitative comparisons between the models and the experimental data are required. The data for these systems have small sample sizes and time-evolving distributions. The aim of this study is to identify appropriate distance metrics for the quantitative comparison of stochastic model outputs and time-evolving stochastic measurements of a system. We identify distance metrics with features suitable for driving parameter inference, model comparison, and model validation, constrained by data from multiple experimental protocols. In this study, stochastic model outputs are compared to synthetic data across three scales: that of the data at the points the system is sampled during the time course of each type of experiment; a combined distance across the time course of each experiment; and a combined distance across all the experiments. Two broad categories of comparators at each point were considered, based on the empirical cumulative distribution function (ECDF) of the data and of the model outputs: discrete based measures such as the Kolmogorov-Smirnov distance, and integrated measures such as the Wasserstein-1 distance between the ECDFs. It was found that the discrete based measures were highly sensitive to parameter changes near the synthetic data parameters, but were largely insensitive otherwise, whereas the integrated distances had smoother transitions as the parameters approached the true values. The integrated measures were also found to be robust to noise added to the synthetic data, replicating experimental error. The characteristics of the identified distances provides the basis for the design of an algorithm suitable for fitting stochastic models to real world stochastic data.
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- Brock D Sherlock
- School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
- Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia.
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Zanni-Ruiz E, Mayorga L, Pavarotti M. Flow cytometry protocol for GLUT4-myc detection on cell surfaces. Biosci Rep 2024; 44:BSR20231987. [PMID: 38533799 PMCID: PMC11016532 DOI: 10.1042/bsr20231987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2023] [Revised: 03/05/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024] Open
Abstract
Insulin and muscle contraction trigger GLUT4 translocation to the plasma membrane, which increases glucose uptake by muscle cells. Insulin resistance and Type 2 diabetes are the result of impaired GLUT4 translocation. Quantifying GLUT4 translocation is essential for comprehending the intricacies of both physiological and pathophysiological processes involved in glucose metabolism. The most commonly used methods for measuring GLUT4 translocation are the ELISA-type assay and the immunofluorescence assay. While some reports suggest that flow cytometry could be useful in quantifying GLUT4 translocation, this technique is not frequently used. Much of our current understanding of the regulation of GLUT4 has been based on experiments using the rat myoblast cell line (L6 cell) which expresses GLUT4 with a myc epitope on the exofacial loop. In the present study, we use the L6-GLUT4myc cell line to develop a flow cytometry-based approach to detect GLUT4 translocation. Flow cytometry offers the advantages of both immunofluorescence and ELISA-based assays. It allows easy identification of separate cell populations in the sample, similar to immunofluorescence, while providing results based on a population-level analysis of multiple individual cells, like an ELISA-based assay. Our results demonstrate a 0.6-fold increase with insulin stimulation compared with basal conditions. Finally, flow cytometry consistently yielded results across different experiments and exhibited sensitivity under the tested conditions.
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- Emilia Zanni-Ruiz
- Laboratorio de Transporte Intracelular, Instituto de Histología y Embriología de Mendoza Dr. Mario H Burgos, Mendoza, Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Transporte Intracelular, Instituto de Histología y Embriología de Mendoza Dr. Mario H Burgos, Mendoza, Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
- Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Transporte Intracelular, Instituto de Histología y Embriología de Mendoza Dr. Mario H Burgos, Mendoza, Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
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Bremner SK, Berends R, Kaupisch A, Roccisana J, Sutherland C, Bryant NJ, Gould GW. Phosphorylation of the N-terminus of Syntaxin-16 controls interaction with mVps45 and GLUT4 trafficking in adipocytes. PeerJ 2023; 11:e15630. [PMID: 37520260 PMCID: PMC10373645 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.15630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023] Open
Abstract
The ability of insulin to stimulate glucose transport in muscle and fat cells is mediated by the regulated delivery of intracellular vesicles containing glucose transporter-4 (GLUT4) to the plasma membrane, a process known to be defective in disease such as Type 2 diabetes. In the absence of insulin, GLUT4 is sequestered in tubules and vesicles within the cytosol, collectively known as the GLUT4 storage compartment. A subset of these vesicles, known as the 'insulin responsive vesicles' are selectively delivered to the cell surface in response to insulin. We have previously identified Syntaxin16 (Sx16) and its cognate Sec1/Munc18 protein family member mVps45 as key regulatory proteins involved in the delivery of GLUT4 into insulin responsive vesicles. Here we show that mutation of a key residue within the Sx16 N-terminus involved in mVps45 binding, and the mutation of the Sx16 binding site in mVps45 both perturb GLUT4 sorting, consistent with an important role of the interaction of these two proteins in GLUT4 trafficking. We identify Threonine-7 (T7) as a site of phosphorylation of Sx16 in vitro. Mutation of T7 to D impairs Sx16 binding to mVps45 in vitro and overexpression of T7D significantly impaired insulin-stimulated glucose transport in adipocytes. We show that both AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and its relative SIK2 phosphorylate this site. Our data suggest that Sx16 T7 is a potentially important regulatory site for GLUT4 trafficking in adipocytes.
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- Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cellular Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biology, University of York, York, United Kingdom
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- SIPBS, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Dumolt J, Powell TL, Jansson T, Rosario FJ. Normalization of maternal adiponectin in obese pregnant mice prevents programming of impaired glucose metabolism in adult offspring. FASEB J 2022; 36:e22383. [PMID: 35670755 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202200326r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Infants born to obese mothers have a greater risk for childhood obesity and insulin resistance. However, the underlying biological mechanism remains elusive, which constitutes a significant roadblock for developing specific prevention strategies. Maternal adiponectin levels are lower in obese pregnant women, which is linked with increased placental nutrient transport and fetal overgrowth. We have previously reported that adiponectin supplementation to obese dams during the last four days of pregnancy prevented the development of obesity, glucose intolerance, muscle insulin resistance, and fatty liver in three months old offspring. In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that 6-9-month-old offspring of obese dams show glucose intolerance associated with muscle insulin resistance and mitochondrial dysfunction and that normalization of maternal adiponectin in obese pregnant mice prevents the development of this phenotype in the offspring. Male and female offspring of obese mice exhibited in vivo glucose intolerance and insulin resistance at 6 and 9 months of age. In gastrocnemius muscles ex vivo, male and female offspring of obese dams showed reduced phosphorylation of insulin receptor substrate 1Tyr-608 , AktThr-308 , and decreased Glut4 plasma membrane translocation upon insulin stimulation. These metabolic abnormalities in offspring born to obese mice were largely prevented by normalization of maternal adiponectin levels in late pregnancy. We provide evidence that low circulating maternal adiponectin is a critical mechanistic link between maternal obesity and the development of metabolic disease in offspring. Strategies aimed at improving maternal adiponectin levels may prevent long-term metabolic dysfunction in offspring of obese mothers.
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- Jerad Dumolt
- Division of Reproductive Sciences, Department of OB/GYN, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Reproductive Sciences, Department of OB/GYN, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA.,Section of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Reproductive Sciences, Department of OB/GYN, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Reproductive Sciences, Department of OB/GYN, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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Three live-imaging techniques for comprehensively understanding the initial trigger for insulin-responsive intracellular GLUT4 trafficking. iScience 2022; 25:104164. [PMID: 35434546 PMCID: PMC9010770 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2021] [Revised: 11/16/2021] [Accepted: 03/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Quantitative features of GLUT4 glucose transporter's behavior deep inside cells remain largely unknown. Our previous analyses with live-cell imaging of intracellular GLUT4 trafficking demonstrated two crucial early events responsible for triggering insulin-responsive translocation processes, namely, heterotypic fusion and liberation. To quantify the regulation, interrelationships, and dynamics of the initial events more accurately and comprehensively, we herein applied three analyses, each based on our distinct dual-color live-cell imaging approaches. With these approaches, heterotypic fusion was found to be the first trigger for insulin-responsive GLUT4 redistributions, preceding liberation, and to be critically regulated by Akt substrate of 160 kDa (AS160) and actin dynamics. In addition, demonstrating the subcellular regional dependence of GLUT4 dynamics revealed that liberated GLUT4 molecules are promptly incorporated into the trafficking itinerary of transferrin receptors. Our approaches highlight the physiological significance of endosomal "GLUT4 molecule trafficking" rather than "GLUT4 vesicle delivery" to the plasma membrane in response to insulin.
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Fazakerley DJ, Koumanov F, Holman GD. GLUT4 On the move. Biochem J 2022; 479:445-462. [PMID: 35147164 PMCID: PMC8883492 DOI: 10.1042/bcj20210073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2021] [Revised: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Insulin rapidly stimulates GLUT4 translocation and glucose transport in fat and muscle cells. Signals from the occupied insulin receptor are translated into downstream signalling changes in serine/threonine kinases within timescales of seconds, and this is followed by delivery and accumulation of the glucose transporter GLUT4 at the plasma membrane. Kinetic studies have led to realisation that there are distinct phases of this stimulation by insulin. There is a rapid initial burst of GLUT4 delivered to the cell surface from a subcellular reservoir compartment and this is followed by a steady-state level of continuing stimulation in which GLUT4 recycles through a large itinerary of subcellular locations. Here, we provide an overview of the phases of insulin stimulation of GLUT4 translocation and the molecules that are currently considered to activate these trafficking steps. Furthermore, we suggest how use of new experimental approaches together with phospho-proteomic data may help to further identify mechanisms for activation of these trafficking processes.
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- Daniel J Fazakerley
- Metabolic Research Laboratories, Wellcome-Medical Research Council Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, U.K
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- Department for Health, Centre for Nutrition, Exercise, and Metabolism, University of Bath, Bath, Somerset BA2 7AY, U.K
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- Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath, Somerset BA2 7AY, U.K
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Sharma M, Dey CS. Role of Akt isoforms in neuronal insulin signaling and resistance. Cell Mol Life Sci 2021; 78:7873-7898. [PMID: 34724097 PMCID: PMC11073101 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-021-03993-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Revised: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 10/14/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Abstract
The aim of the present study was to determine the role of Akt isoforms in insulin signaling and resistance in neuronal cells. By silencing Akt isoforms individually and in pairs, in Neuro-2a and HT22 cells we observed that, in insulin-sensitive condition, Akt isoforms differentially reduced activation of AS160 and glucose uptake with Akt2 playing the major role. Under insulin-resistant condition, phosphorylation of all isoforms and glucose uptake were severely affected. Over-expression of individual isoforms in insulin-sensitive and resistant cells differentially reversed AS160 phosphorylation with concomitant reversal in glucose uptake indicating a compensatory role of Akt isoforms in controlling neuronal insulin signaling. Post-insulin stimulation Akt2 translocated to the membrane the most followed by Akt3 and Akt1, decreasing glucose uptake in the similar order in insulin-sensitive cells. None of the Akt isoforms translocated in insulin-resistant cells or high-fat-diet mediated diabetic mice brain cells. Based on our data, insulin-dependent differential translocation of Akt isoforms to the plasma membrane turns out to be the key factor in determining Akt isoform specificity. Thus, isoforms play parallel with predominant role by Akt2, and compensatory yet novel role by Akt1 and Akt3 to regulate neuronal insulin signaling, glucose uptake, and insulin-resistance.
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- Medha Sharma
- Kusuma School of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110016, India
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- Kusuma School of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110016, India.
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The Akt isoforms-AS160-GLUT4 axis is the primary axis that governs glucose homeostasis in the body. The first step on the path to insulin resistance is deregulated Akt isoforms. This could be Akt isoform expression, its phosphorylation, or improper isoform-specific redistribution to the plasma membrane in a specific tissue system. The second step is deregulated AS160 expression, its phosphorylation, improper dissociation from glucose transporter storage vesicles (GSVs), or its inability to bind to 14-3-3 proteins, thus not allowing it to execute its function. The final step is improper GLUT4 translocation and aberrant glucose uptake. These processes lead to insulin resistance in a tissue-specific way affecting the whole-body glucose homeostasis, eventually progressing to an overt diabetic phenotype. Thus, the relationship between these three key proteins and their proper regulation comes out as the defining axis of insulin signaling and -resistance. This review summarizes the role of this central axis in insulin resistance and disease in a new light.
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- Medha Sharma
- Kusuma School of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110016, India
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- Kusuma School of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110016, India.
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Norris D, Yang P, Shin SY, Kearney AL, Kim HJ, Geddes T, Senior AM, Fazakerley DJ, Nguyen LK, James DE, Burchfield JG. Signaling Heterogeneity is Defined by Pathway Architecture and Intercellular Variability in Protein Expression. iScience 2021; 24:102118. [PMID: 33659881 PMCID: PMC7892930 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.102118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Revised: 01/07/2021] [Accepted: 01/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Insulin's activation of PI3K/Akt signaling, stimulates glucose uptake by enhancing delivery of GLUT4 to the cell surface. Here we examined the origins of intercellular heterogeneity in insulin signaling. Akt activation alone accounted for ~25% of the variance in GLUT4, indicating that additional sources of variance exist. The Akt and GLUT4 responses were highly reproducible within the same cell, suggesting the variance is between cells (extrinsic) and not within cells (intrinsic). Generalized mechanistic models (supported by experimental observations) demonstrated that the correlation between the steady-state levels of two measured signaling processes decreases with increasing distance from each other and that intercellular variation in protein expression (as an example of extrinsic variance) is sufficient to account for the variance in and between Akt and GLUT4. Thus, the response of a population to insulin signaling is underpinned by considerable single-cell heterogeneity that is largely driven by variance in gene/protein expression between cells. Insulin signaling is heterogeneous between cells in the same population The temporal response of signaling components within a cell is highly reproducible Upstream responses (Akt) can only partially predict downstream response (GLUT4) Protein expression variance is a driver of intercellular signaling heterogeneity
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- Dougall Norris
- Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.,School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.,School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.,Computational Systems Biology Group, Children's Medical Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia.,Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.,School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.,School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.,Computational Systems Biology Group, Children's Medical Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia
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- Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.,School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.,Computational Systems Biology Group, Children's Medical Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia
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- Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.,School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia.,Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.,School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.,School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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Gray CW, Coster AC. Models of Membrane-Mediated Processes: Cascades and Cycles in Insulin Action. SYSTEMS MEDICINE 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-801238-3.11348-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Wang T, Wang J, Hu X, Huang XJ, Chen GX. Current understanding of glucose transporter 4 expression and functional mechanisms. World J Biol Chem 2020; 11:76-98. [PMID: 33274014 PMCID: PMC7672939 DOI: 10.4331/wjbc.v11.i3.76] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Revised: 08/22/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Glucose is used aerobically and anaerobically to generate energy for cells. Glucose transporters (GLUTs) are transmembrane proteins that transport glucose across the cell membrane. Insulin promotes glucose utilization in part through promoting glucose entry into the skeletal and adipose tissues. This has been thought to be achieved through insulin-induced GLUT4 translocation from intracellular compartments to the cell membrane, which increases the overall rate of glucose flux into a cell. The insulin-induced GLUT4 translocation has been investigated extensively. Recently, significant progress has been made in our understanding of GLUT4 expression and translocation. Here, we summarized the methods and reagents used to determine the expression levels of Slc2a4 mRNA and GLUT4 protein, and GLUT4 translocation in the skeletal muscle, adipose tissues, heart and brain. Overall, a variety of methods such real-time polymerase chain reaction, immunohistochemistry, fluorescence microscopy, fusion proteins, stable cell line and transgenic animals have been used to answer particular questions related to GLUT4 system and insulin action. It seems that insulin-induced GLUT4 translocation can be observed in the heart and brain in addition to the skeletal muscle and adipocytes. Hormones other than insulin can induce GLUT4 translocation. Clearly, more studies of GLUT4 are warranted in the future to advance of our understanding of glucose homeostasis.
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- Tiannan Wang
- Department of Nutrition, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, United States
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- College of Pharmacy, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan 430074, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Nutrition, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, United States
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- College of Pharmacy, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan 430074, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Nutrition, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, United States
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Yang H, Tang J, Guo D, Zhao Q, Wen J, Zhang Y, Obianom ON, Zhou S, Zhang W, Shu Y. Cadmium exposure enhances organic cation transporter 2 trafficking to the kidney membrane and exacerbates cisplatin nephrotoxicity. Kidney Int 2019; 97:765-777. [PMID: 32061436 DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2019.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2019] [Revised: 10/01/2019] [Accepted: 11/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
Renal accumulation and exposure of cadmium originating from pollution in agricultural land and the prevalence of cigarette smoking remains an unneglectable human health concern. Whereas cadmium exposure has been correlated with increased incidence of a variety of kidney diseases, little is known pertaining to its effect on renal drug disposition and response in patients. Here, we report that cadmium exposure significantly increased the activity of organic cation transporter 2 (OCT2), a critical renal drug transporter recommended in United States Federal Drug Administration guidance for assessment during drug development. Cadmium enhanced OCT2 trafficking to the cell membrane both in vitro and in vivo. Mechanistically cadmium-mediated OCT2 translocation was found to involve protein-protein interaction between serine/threonine-protein kinase AKT2, calcium/calmodulin and the AKT substrate AS160 in in vitro cellular studies. The formed protein complex could selectively facilitate phosphorylation of AKT2 at T309, which induced translocation of OCT2 to the plasma membrane. Moreover, cadmium exposure markedly exacerbated nephrotoxicity induced by cisplatin, an OCT2 substrate, by increasing its accumulation in the mouse kidney. Consistently, there was a significant correlation between plasma cadmium level and alteration of renal function in cervical cancer patients who underwent chemotherapy with cisplatin. Thus, our studies suggest that membrane transporter distribution induced by cadmium exposure is a previously unrecognized factor for the broad variation in renal drug disposition and response.
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- Hong Yang
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland at Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Hunan, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland at Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Hunan, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Hunan, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Hunan, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland at Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland at Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Hunan, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland at Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Obesity is a major risk factor for type 2 diabetes. Although adipose tissue allows storage of excess calories in periods of overnutrition, in obesity, adipose tissue metabolism becomes dysregulated and can promote metabolic diseases. This review discusses recent advances in understandings how adipocyte metabolism impacts metabolic homeostasis. RECENT FINDINGS The ability of adipocytes to synthesize lipids from glucose is a marker of metabolic fitness, e.g., low de novo lipogenesis (DNL) in adipocytes correlates with insulin resistance in obesity. Adipocyte DNL may promote synthesis of special "insulin sensitizing" signaling lipids that act hormonally. However, each metabolic intermediate in the DNL pathway (i.e., citrate, acetyl-CoA, malonyl-CoA, and palmitate) also has second messenger functions. Mounting evidence suggests these signaling functions may also be important for maintaining healthy adipocytes. While adipocyte DNL contributes to lipid storage, lipid precursors may have additional second messenger functions critical for maintaining adipocyte health, and thus systemic metabolic homeostasis.
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- Wen-Yu Hsiao
- Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 373 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA
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- Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 373 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA.
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A pivotal metabolic function of insulin is the stimulation of glucose uptake into muscle and adipose tissues. The discovery of the insulin-responsive glucose transporter type 4 (GLUT4) protein in 1988 inspired its molecular cloning in the following year. It also spurred numerous cellular mechanistic studies laying the foundations for how insulin regulates glucose uptake by muscle and fat cells. Here, we reflect on the importance of the GLUT4 discovery and chronicle additional key findings made in the past 30 years. That exocytosis of a multispanning membrane protein regulates cellular glucose transport illuminated a novel adaptation of the secretory pathway, which is to transiently modulate the protein composition of the cellular plasma membrane. GLUT4 controls glucose transport into fat and muscle tissues in response to insulin and also into muscle during exercise. Thus, investigation of regulated GLUT4 trafficking provides a major means by which to map the essential signaling components that transmit the effects of insulin and exercise. Manipulation of the expression of GLUT4 or GLUT4-regulating molecules in mice has revealed the impact of glucose uptake on whole-body metabolism. Remaining gaps in our understanding of GLUT4 function and regulation are highlighted here, along with opportunities for future discoveries and for the development of therapeutic approaches to manage metabolic disease.
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- Amira Klip
- Cell Biology Program, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York 10065
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- Charles Perkins Centre, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales 2050, Australia
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Brewer PD, Romenskaia I, Mastick CC. A high-throughput chemical-genetics screen in murine adipocytes identifies insulin-regulatory pathways. J Biol Chem 2018; 294:4103-4118. [PMID: 30591588 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra118.006986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2018] [Revised: 12/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Pathways linking activation of the insulin receptor to downstream targets of insulin have traditionally been studied using a candidate gene approach. To elucidate additional pathways regulating insulin activity, we performed a forward chemical-genetics screen based on translocation of a glucose transporter 4 (Glut4) reporter expressed in murine 3T3-L1 adipocytes. To identify compounds with known targets, we screened drug-repurposing and natural product libraries. We identified, confirmed, and validated 64 activators and 65 inhibitors that acutely increase or rapidly decrease cell-surface Glut4 in adipocytes stimulated with submaximal insulin concentrations. These agents were grouped by target, chemical class, and mechanism of action. All groups contained multiple hits from a single drug class, and several comprised multiple structurally unrelated hits for a single target. Targets include the β-adrenergic and adenosine receptors. Agonists of these receptors increased and inverse agonists/antagonists decreased cell-surface Glut4 independently of insulin. Additional activators include insulin sensitizers (thiazolidinediones), insulin mimetics, dis-inhibitors (the mTORC1 inhibitor rapamycin), cardiotonic steroids (the Na+/K+-ATPase inhibitor ouabain), and corticosteroids (dexamethasone). Inhibitors include heterocyclic amines (tricyclic antidepressants) and 21 natural product supplements and herbal extracts. Mechanisms of action include effects on Glut4 trafficking, signal transduction, inhibition of protein synthesis, and dissipation of proton gradients. Two pathways that acutely regulate Glut4 translocation were discovered: de novo protein synthesis and endocytic acidification. The mechanism of action of additional classes of activators (tanshinones, dalbergiones, and coumarins) and inhibitors (flavonoids and resveratrol) remains to be determined. These tools are among the most sensitive, responsive, and reproducible insulin-activity assays described to date.
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- Paul Duffield Brewer
- From the Department of Pharmacology, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada 89557
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- From the Department of Pharmacology, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada 89557
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- From the Department of Pharmacology, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada 89557
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Chemical biology probes of mammalian GLUT structure and function. Biochem J 2018; 475:3511-3534. [PMID: 30459202 PMCID: PMC6243331 DOI: 10.1042/bcj20170677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2018] [Revised: 10/11/2018] [Accepted: 10/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The structure and function of glucose transporters of the mammalian GLUT family of proteins has been studied over many decades, and the proteins have fascinated numerous research groups over this time. This interest is related to the importance of the GLUTs as archetypical membrane transport facilitators, as key limiters of the supply of glucose to cell metabolism, as targets of cell insulin and exercise signalling and of regulated membrane traffic, and as potential drug targets to combat cancer and metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes and obesity. This review focusses on the use of chemical biology approaches and sugar analogue probes to study these important proteins.
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Nagami M, Ito Y, Nagasawa T. Phenethyl isothiocyanate protects against H 2O 2-induced insulin resistance in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2017; 81:2195-2203. [PMID: 28899227 DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2017.1372181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Obesity is associated with systemic oxidative stress and leads to insulin resistance. Phenethyl isothiocyanate (PEITC), a natural dietary isothiocyanate, has been shown to have beneficial effects in improving cellular defense activities against oxidative stress through activation of nuclear factor erythroid-2 related factor 2 (Nrf2) pathway. However, little evidence exists if the antioxidative activity has beneficial effects on glucose metabolism. Here, we tested the preventive potential of PEITC for impaired insulin-induced glucose uptake by oxidative stress in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Treatment with PEITC increased the expression of antioxidative enzymes regulated by Nrf2 such as γ-glutamylcysteine-synthetase, heme oxygenase 1, NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 and glutathione S-transferase, and reduced oxidative stress induced by H2O2. Furthermore, PEITC restored impaired insulin-stimulated glucose uptake, translocation of glucose transporter 4 and insulin signaling by H2O2. These results indicate that PEITC protected insulin-regulated glucose metabolism impaired by oxidative stress through the antioxidative activity in 3T3-L1 adipocytes.
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- Moe Nagami
- a Department of Biological Chemistry and Food Science, Graduate School of Agriculture , Iwate University , Morioka , Japan
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- a Department of Biological Chemistry and Food Science, Graduate School of Agriculture , Iwate University , Morioka , Japan
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- a Department of Biological Chemistry and Food Science, Graduate School of Agriculture , Iwate University , Morioka , Japan
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Bergqvist N, Nyman E, Cedersund G, Stenkula KG. A systems biology analysis connects insulin receptor signaling with glucose transporter translocation in rat adipocytes. J Biol Chem 2017; 292:11206-11217. [PMID: 28495883 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m117.787515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2017] [Revised: 05/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Type 2 diabetes is characterized by insulin resistance, which arises from malfunctions in the intracellular insulin signaling network. Knowledge of the insulin signaling network is fragmented, and because of the complexity of this network, little consensus has emerged for the structure and importance of the different branches of the network. To help overcome this complexity, systems biology mathematical models have been generated for predicting both the activation of the insulin receptor (IR) and the redistribution of glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) to the plasma membrane. Although the insulin signal transduction between IR and GLUT4 has been thoroughly studied with modeling and time-resolved data in human cells, comparable analyses in cells from commonly used model organisms such as rats and mice are lacking. Here, we combined existing data and models for rat adipocytes with new data collected for the signaling network between IR and GLUT4 to create a model also for their interconnections. To describe all data (>140 data points), the model needed three distinct pathways from IR to GLUT4: (i) via protein kinase B (PKB) and Akt substrate of 160 kDa (AS160), (ii) via an AS160-independent pathway from PKB, and (iii) via an additional pathway from IR, e.g. affecting the membrane constitution. The developed combined model could describe data not used for training the model and was used to generate predictions of the relative contributions of the pathways from IR to translocation of GLUT4. The combined model provides a systems-level understanding of insulin signaling in rat adipocytes, which, when combined with corresponding models for human adipocytes, may contribute to model-based drug development for diabetes.
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- From the Departments of Biomedical Engineering and.,Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases Innovative Medicines and Early Development Biotech Unit, AstraZeneca R&D, SE431 83 Gothenburg, Sweden, and
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- From the Departments of Biomedical Engineering and .,Clinical and Experimental Medicine and Biomedical Engineering, Linköping University, SE581 85 Linköping, Sweden
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- Glucose Transport and Protein Trafficking, Department of Experimental Medical Sciences, Biomedical Centre, Lund University, SE221 84 Lund, Sweden
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Beseni BK, Bagla VP, Njanje I, Matsebatlela TM, Mampuru L, Mokgotho MP. Antioxidant, Antiglycation, and Hypoglycaemic Effect of Seriphium plumosum Crude Plant Extracts. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE : ECAM 2017; 2017:6453567. [PMID: 29259646 PMCID: PMC5702973 DOI: 10.1155/2017/6453567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2017] [Accepted: 10/16/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Diabetes is a severely debilitating metabolic disorder characterised by chronic hyperglycaemia. Traditional medicinal plants provide an important avenue for the development of novel antidiabetic agents. The antidiabetic potential of the methanol, acetone, and hexane extracts of S. plumosum was assessed using different parameters. These included secondary metabolite quantification, hypoglycaemic, cytotoxic effects, and GLUT4 translocation augmentation on C2C12 cells. The methanol extract contained the highest amount of total phenolic and flavonoid compounds and showed enhanced antioxidant activity. The methanol extracts had the best DPPH scavenging (EC50 = 0.72 mg/ml) and ferric reducing powers (EC50 = 2.31 mg/ml). The hexane extract resulted in the highest glucose uptake activity of 35, 77% with respect to all other treatments after a 6-hour exposure period. Immunocytochemistry technique further revealed that the increased glucose utilisation may be due to increased membrane fused GLUT4 molecules in C2C12 cells. The hexane extract was also shown to upregulate the phosphorylation of p70 S6 kinase and Akt1/2. The study highlights a probable insulin-mimetic activity of the hexane extract via the augmentation of Akt1/2 phosphorylation which is involved in the GLUT4 translocation pathway. Furthermore, the study represents the first report on the cytotoxic effect, GLUT4 translocation, and glucose uptake potential of S. plumosum.
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- Brian K. Beseni
- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology, University of Limpopo, Private Bag x1106, Sovenga 0727, South Africa
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology, University of Limpopo, Private Bag x1106, Sovenga 0727, South Africa
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology, University of Limpopo, Private Bag x1106, Sovenga 0727, South Africa
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology, University of Limpopo, Private Bag x1106, Sovenga 0727, South Africa
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology, University of Limpopo, Private Bag x1106, Sovenga 0727, South Africa
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology, University of Limpopo, Private Bag x1106, Sovenga 0727, South Africa
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Gongpan P, Lu Y, Wang F, Xu Y, Xiong W. AS160 controls eukaryotic cell cycle and proliferation by regulating the CDK inhibitor p21. Cell Cycle 2016; 15:1733-41. [PMID: 27152871 DOI: 10.1080/15384101.2016.1183853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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AS160 (TBC1D4) has been implicated in multiple biological processes. However, the role and the mechanism of action of AS160 in the regulation of cell proliferation remain unclear. In this study, we demonstrated that AS160 knockdown led to blunted cell proliferation in multiple cell types, including fibroblasts and cancer cells. The results of cell cycle analysis showed that these cells were arrested in the G1 phase. Intriguingly, this inhibition of cell proliferation and the cell cycle arrest caused by AS160 depletion were glucose independent. Moreover, AS160 silencing led to a marked upregulation of the expression of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p21. Furthermore, whereas AS160 overexpression resulted in p21 downregulation and rescued the arrested cell cycle in AS160-depeleted cells, p21 silencing rescued the inhibited cell cycle and proliferation in the cells. Thus, our results demonstrated that AS160 regulates glucose-independent eukaryotic cell proliferation through p21-dependent control of the cell cycle, and thereby revealed a molecular mechanism of AS160 modulation of cell cycle and proliferation that is of general physiological significance.
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- Pianchou Gongpan
- a State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Kunming , Yunnan , P.R. China.,b Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , P.R. China
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- a State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Kunming , Yunnan , P.R. China.,b Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , P.R. China
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- a State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Kunming , Yunnan , P.R. China.,b Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , P.R. China
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- a State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Kunming , Yunnan , P.R. China.,b Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , P.R. China
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- a State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Kunming , Yunnan , P.R. China
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Rab14 limits the sorting of Glut4 from endosomes into insulin-sensitive regulated secretory compartments in adipocytes. Biochem J 2016; 473:1315-27. [PMID: 26936971 DOI: 10.1042/bcj20160020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2016] [Accepted: 03/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Insulin increases glucose uptake by increasing the rate of exocytosis of the facilitative glucose transporter isoform 4 (Glut4) relative to its endocytosis. Insulin also releases Glut4 from highly insulin-regulated secretory compartments (GSVs or Glut4 storage vesicles) into constitutively cycling endosomes. Previously it was shown that both overexpression and knockdown of the small GTP-binding protein Rab14 decreased Glut4 translocation to the plasma membrane (PM). To determine the mechanism of this perturbation, we measured the effects of Rab14 knockdown on the trafficking kinetics of Glut4 relative to two proteins that partially co-localize with Glut4, the transferrin (Tf) receptor and low-density-lipoprotein-receptor-related protein 1 (LRP1). Our data support the hypothesis that Rab14 limits sorting of proteins from sorting (or 'early') endosomes into the specialized GSV pathway, possibly through regulation of endosomal maturation. This hypothesis is consistent with known Rab14 effectors. Interestingly, the insulin-sensitive Rab GTPase-activating protein Akt substrate of 160 kDa (AS160) affects both sorting into and exocytosis from GSVs. It has previously been shown that exocytosis of GSVs is rate-limited by Rab10, and both Rab10 and Rab14 are in vitro substrates of AS160. Regulation of both entry into and exit from GSVs by AS160 through sequential Rab substrates would provide a mechanism for the finely tuned 'quantal' increases in cycling Glut4 observed in response to increasing concentrations of insulin.
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Brewer PD, Habtemichael EN, Romenskaia I, Mastick CC, Coster ACF. Glut4 Is Sorted from a Rab10 GTPase-independent Constitutive Recycling Pathway into a Highly Insulin-responsive Rab10 GTPase-dependent Sequestration Pathway after Adipocyte Differentiation. J Biol Chem 2015; 291:773-89. [PMID: 26527681 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.694919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2015] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The RabGAP AS160/TBC1D4 controls exocytosis of the insulin-sensitive glucose transporter Glut4 in adipocytes. Glut4 is internalized and recycled through a highly regulated secretory pathway in these cells. Glut4 also cycles through a slow constitutive endosomal pathway distinct from the fast transferrin (Tf) receptor recycling pathway. This slow constitutive pathway is the only Glut4 cycling pathway in undifferentiated fibroblasts. The α2-macroglobulin receptor LRP1 cycles with Glut4 and the Tf receptor through all three exocytic pathways. To further characterize these pathways, the effects of knockdown of AS160 substrates on the trafficking kinetics of Glut4, LRP1, and the Tf receptor were measured in adipocytes and fibroblasts. Rab10 knockdown decreased cell surface Glut4 in insulin-stimulated adipocytes by 65%, but not in basal adipocytes or in fibroblasts. This decrease was due primarily to a 62% decrease in the rate constant of Glut4 exocytosis (kex), although Rab10 knockdown also caused a 1.4-fold increase in the rate constant of Glut4 endocytosis (ken). Rab10 knockdown in adipocytes also decreased cell surface LRP1 by 30% by decreasing kex 30-40%. There was no effect on LRP1 trafficking in fibroblasts or on Tf receptor trafficking in either cell type. These data confirm that Rab10 is an AS160 substrate that limits exocytosis through the highly insulin-responsive specialized secretory pathway in adipocytes. They further show that the slow constitutive endosomal (fibroblast) recycling pathway is Rab10-independent. Thus, Rab10 is a marker for the specialized pathway in adipocytes. Interestingly, mathematical modeling shows that Glut4 traffics predominantly through the specialized Rab10-dependent pathway both before and after insulin stimulation.
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- Paul Duffield Brewer
- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada 89557
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- the Section of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, and
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada 89557
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada 89557,
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- the Department of Applied Mathematics, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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Trefely S, Khoo PS, Krycer JR, Chaudhuri R, Fazakerley DJ, Parker BL, Sultani G, Lee J, Stephan JP, Torres E, Jung K, Kuijl C, James DE, Junutula JR, Stöckli J. Kinome Screen Identifies PFKFB3 and Glucose Metabolism as Important Regulators of the Insulin/Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF)-1 Signaling Pathway. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:25834-46. [PMID: 26342081 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.658815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2015] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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The insulin/insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1 signaling pathway (ISP) plays a fundamental role in long term health in a range of organisms. Protein kinases including Akt and ERK are intimately involved in the ISP. To identify other kinases that may participate in this pathway or intersect with it in a regulatory manner, we performed a whole kinome (779 kinases) siRNA screen for positive or negative regulators of the ISP, using GLUT4 translocation to the cell surface as an output for pathway activity. We identified PFKFB3, a positive regulator of glycolysis that is highly expressed in cancer cells and adipocytes, as a positive ISP regulator. Pharmacological inhibition of PFKFB3 suppressed insulin-stimulated glucose uptake, GLUT4 translocation, and Akt signaling in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. In contrast, overexpression of PFKFB3 in HEK293 cells potentiated insulin-dependent phosphorylation of Akt and Akt substrates. Furthermore, pharmacological modulation of glycolysis in 3T3-L1 adipocytes affected Akt phosphorylation. These data add to an emerging body of evidence that metabolism plays a central role in regulating numerous biological processes including the ISP. Our findings have important implications for diseases such as type 2 diabetes and cancer that are characterized by marked disruption of both metabolism and growth factor signaling.
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- Sophie Trefely
- From the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney 2010 NSW, Australia
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- From the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney 2010 NSW, Australia, Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, California 94080
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- the Charles Perkins Centre, School of Molecular Bioscience, University of Sydney, Sydney 2006 NSW, Australia, and
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- the Charles Perkins Centre, School of Molecular Bioscience, University of Sydney, Sydney 2006 NSW, Australia, and
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- the Charles Perkins Centre, School of Molecular Bioscience, University of Sydney, Sydney 2006 NSW, Australia, and
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- the Charles Perkins Centre, School of Molecular Bioscience, University of Sydney, Sydney 2006 NSW, Australia, and
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- From the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney 2010 NSW, Australia
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- Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, California 94080
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- Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, California 94080
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- Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, California 94080
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- the Charles Perkins Centre, School of Molecular Bioscience, University of Sydney, Sydney 2006 NSW, Australia, and the Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney 2006 NSW, Australia
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- the Charles Perkins Centre, School of Molecular Bioscience, University of Sydney, Sydney 2006 NSW, Australia, and
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Stöckli J, Meoli CC, Hoffman NJ, Fazakerley DJ, Pant H, Cleasby ME, Ma X, Kleinert M, Brandon AE, Lopez JA, Cooney GJ, James DE. The RabGAP TBC1D1 plays a central role in exercise-regulated glucose metabolism in skeletal muscle. Diabetes 2015; 64:1914-22. [PMID: 25576050 DOI: 10.2337/db13-1489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2013] [Accepted: 12/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Insulin and exercise stimulate glucose uptake into skeletal muscle via different pathways. Both stimuli converge on the translocation of the glucose transporter GLUT4 from intracellular vesicles to the cell surface. Two Rab guanosine triphosphatases-activating proteins (GAPs) have been implicated in this process: AS160 for insulin stimulation and its homolog, TBC1D1, are suggested to regulate exercise-mediated glucose uptake into muscle. TBC1D1 has also been implicated in obesity in humans and mice. We investigated the role of TBC1D1 in glucose metabolism by generating TBC1D1(-/-) mice and analyzing body weight, insulin action, and exercise. TBC1D1(-/-) mice showed normal glucose and insulin tolerance, with no difference in body weight compared with wild-type littermates. GLUT4 protein levels were reduced by ∼40% in white TBC1D1(-/-) muscle, and TBC1D1(-/-) mice showed impaired exercise endurance together with impaired exercise-mediated 2-deoxyglucose uptake into white but not red muscles. These findings indicate that the RabGAP TBC1D1 plays a key role in regulating GLUT4 protein levels and in exercise-mediated glucose uptake in nonoxidative muscle fibers.
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- Jacqueline Stöckli
- Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia School of Molecular Bioscience, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia St Vincent's Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia School of Molecular Bioscience, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia School of Molecular Bioscience, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia School of Molecular Bioscience, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- The Royal Veterinary College, University of London, London, U.K
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- Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Molecular Physiology Group, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, August Krogh Centre, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia St Vincent's Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia School of Molecular Bioscience, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia School of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Chadt A, Immisch A, de Wendt C, Springer C, Zhou Z, Stermann T, Holman GD, Loffing-Cueni D, Loffing J, Joost HG, Al-Hasani H. “Deletion of both Rab-GTPase–activating proteins TBC1D1 and TBC1D4 in mice eliminates insulin- and AICAR-stimulated glucose transport [corrected]. Diabetes 2015; 64:746-59. [PMID: 25249576 DOI: 10.2337/db14-0368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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The Rab-GTPase–activating proteins TBC1D1 and TBC1D4 (AS160) were previously shown to regulate GLUT4 translocation in response to activation of AKT and AMP-dependent kinase [corrected]. However, knockout mice lacking either Tbc1d1 or Tbc1d4 displayed only partially impaired insulin-stimulated glucose uptake in fat and muscle tissue. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of the combined inactivation of Tbc1d1 and Tbc1d4 on glucose metabolism in double-deficient (D1/4KO) mice. D1/4KO mice displayed normal fasting glucose concentrations but had reduced tolerance to intraperitoneally administered glucose, insulin, and AICAR. D1/4KO mice showed reduced respiratory quotient, indicating increased use of lipids as fuel. These mice also consistently showed elevated fatty acid oxidation in isolated skeletal muscle, whereas insulin-stimulated glucose uptake in muscle and adipose cells was almost completely abolished. In skeletal muscle and white adipose tissue, the abundance of GLUT4 protein, but not GLUT4 mRNA, was substantially reduced. Cell surface labeling of GLUTs indicated that RabGAP deficiency impairs retention of GLUT4 in intracellular vesicles in the basal state. Our results show that TBC1D1 and TBC1D4 together play essential roles in insulin-stimulated glucose uptake and substrate preference in skeletal muscle and adipose cells.
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- Alexandra Chadt
- German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Düsseldorf, Germany
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- German Institute for Human Nutrition, Potsdam, Germany
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- German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath, U.K
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- German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Düsseldorf, Germany German Institute for Human Nutrition, Potsdam, Germany
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- German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Düsseldorf, Germany
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Gray CW, Coster ACF. A receptor state space model of the insulin signalling system in glucose transport. MATHEMATICAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY-A JOURNAL OF THE IMA 2015; 32:457-73. [PMID: 25673317 DOI: 10.1093/imammb/dqv003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2014] [Accepted: 01/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Insulin is a potent peptide hormone that regulates glucose levels in the blood. Insulin-sensitive cells respond to insulin stimulation with the translocation of glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) to the plasma membrane (PM), enabling the clearance of glucose from the blood. Defects in this process can give rise to insulin resistance and ultimately diabetes. One widely cited model of insulin signalling leading to glucose transport is that of Sedaghat et al. (2002) Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab. 283, E1084-E1101. Consisting of 20 deterministic ordinary differential equations (ODEs), it is the most comprehensive model of insulin signalling to date. However, the model possesses some major limitations, including the non-conservation of key components. In the current work, we detail mathematical and sensitivity analyses of the Sedaghat model. Based on the results of these analyses, we propose a reduced state space model of the insulin receptor subsystem. This reduced model maintains the input-output relation of the original model but is computationally more efficient, analytically tractable and resolves some of the limitations of the Sedaghat model.
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- Catheryn W Gray
- School of Mathematics and Statistics, UNSW Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Mathematics and Statistics, UNSW Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Waller AP, Kalyanasundaram A, Hayes S, Periasamy M, Lacombe VA. Sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ ATPase pump is a major regulator of glucose transport in the healthy and diabetic heart. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2015; 1852:873-81. [PMID: 25615793 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2015.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2014] [Revised: 12/18/2014] [Accepted: 01/14/2015] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Despite intensive research, the pathways that mediate calcium (Ca(2+))-stimulated glucose transport in striated muscle remain elusive. Since the sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase (SERCA) pump tightly regulates cytosolic [Ca(2+)], we investigated whether the SERCA pump is a major regulator of cardiac glucose transport. We used healthy and insulin-deficient diabetic transgenic (TG) mice expressing SERCA1a in the heart. Active cell surface glucose transporter (GLUT)-4 was measured by a biotinylated photolabeled assay in the intact perfused myocardium and isolated myocytes. In healthy TG mice, cardiac-specific SERCA1a expression increased active cell-surface GLUT4 and glucose uptake in the myocardium, as well as whole body glucose tolerance. Diabetes reduced active cell-surface GLUT4 content and glucose uptake in the heart of wild type mice, all of which were preserved in diabetic TG mice. Decreased basal AS160 and increased proportion of calmodulin-bound AS160 paralleled the increase in cell surface GLUT4 content in the heart of TG mice, suggesting that AS160 regulates GLUT trafficking by a Ca(2+)/calmodulin dependent pathway. In addition, cardiac-specific SERCA1a expression partially rescues hyperglycemia during diabetes. Collectively, these data suggested that the SERCA pump is a major regulator of cardiac glucose transport by an AS160 dependent mechanism during healthy and insulin-deficient state. Our data further indicated that cardiac-specific SERCA overexpression rescues diabetes induced-alterations in cardiac glucose transport and improves whole body glucose homeostasis. Therefore, findings from this study provide novel mechanistic insights linking upregulation of the SERCA pump in the heart as a potential therapeutic target to improve glucose metabolism during diabetes.
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, College of Medicine and Public Health, The Ohio State University, USA
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- College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, College of Medicine and Public Health, The Ohio State University, USA; Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA.
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Tropomodulin3 is a novel Akt2 effector regulating insulin-stimulated GLUT4 exocytosis through cortical actin remodeling. Nat Commun 2015; 6:5951. [PMID: 25575350 PMCID: PMC4354152 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2014] [Accepted: 11/25/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Akt2 and its downstream effectors mediate insulin-stimulated GLUT4-storage vesicle (GSV) translocation and fusion with the plasma membrane (PM). Using mass spectrometry, we identify actin-capping protein Tropomodulin 3 (Tmod3) as an Akt2-interacting partner in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. We demonstrate that Tmod3 is phosphorylated at Ser71 on insulin-stimulated Akt2 activation, and Ser71 phosphorylation is required for insulin-stimulated GLUT4 PM insertion and glucose uptake. Phosphorylated Tmod3 regulates insulin-induced actin remodelling, an essential step for GSV fusion with the PM. Furthermore, the interaction of Tmod3 with its cognate tropomyosin partner, Tm5NM1 is necessary for GSV exocytosis and glucose uptake. Together these results establish Tmod3 as a novel Akt2 effector that mediates insulin-induced cortical actin remodelling and subsequent GLUT4 membrane insertion. Our findings suggest that defects in cytoskeletal remodelling may contribute to impaired GLUT4 exocytosis and glucose uptake.
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Govers R. Molecular mechanisms of GLUT4 regulation in adipocytes. DIABETES & METABOLISM 2014; 40:400-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.diabet.2014.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2013] [Revised: 01/24/2014] [Accepted: 01/26/2014] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Brewer PD, Habtemichael EN, Romenskaia I, Mastick CC, Coster ACF. Insulin-regulated Glut4 translocation: membrane protein trafficking with six distinctive steps. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:17280-98. [PMID: 24778187 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.555714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The trafficking kinetics of Glut4, the transferrin (Tf) receptor, and LRP1 were quantified in adipocytes and undifferentiated fibroblasts. Six steps were identified that determine steady state cell surface Glut4: (i) endocytosis, (ii) degradation, (iii) sorting, (iv) sequestration, (v) release, and (vi) tethering/docking/fusion. Endocytosis of Glut4 is 3 times slower than the Tf receptor in fibroblasts (ken = 0.2 min(-1) versus 0.6 min(-1)). Differentiation decreases Glut4 ken 40% (ken = 0.12 min(-1)). Differentiation also decreases Glut4 degradation, increasing total and cell surface Glut4 3-fold. In fibroblasts, Glut4 is recycled from endosomes through a slow constitutive pathway (kex = 0.025-0.038 min(-1)), not through the fast Tf receptor pathway (kex = 0.2 min(-1)). The kex measured in adipocytes after insulin stimulation is similar (kex = 0.027 min(-1)). Differentiation decreases the rate constant for sorting into the Glut4 recycling pathway (ksort) 3-fold. In adipocytes, Glut4 is also sorted from endosomes into a second exocytic pathway through Glut4 storage vesicles (GSVs). Surprisingly, transfer from endosomes into GSVs is highly regulated; insulin increases the rate constant for sequestration (kseq) 8-fold. Release from sequestration in GSVs is rate-limiting for Glut4 exocytosis in basal adipocytes. AS160 regulates this step. Tethering/docking/fusion of GSVs to the plasma membrane is regulated through an AS160-independent process. Insulin increases the rate of release and fusion of GSVs (kfuseG) 40-fold. LRP1 cycles with the Tf receptor and Glut4 in fibroblasts but predominantly with Glut4 after differentiation. Surprisingly, AS160 knockdown accelerated LRP1 exocytosis in basal and insulin-stimulated adipocytes. These data indicate that AS160 may regulate trafficking into as well as release from GSVs.
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- Paul Duffield Brewer
- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada 89557
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- the Section of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, and
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada 89557
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada 89557,
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- the School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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Foley KP, Klip A. Dynamic GLUT4 sorting through a syntaxin-6 compartment in muscle cells is derailed by insulin resistance-causing ceramide. Biol Open 2014; 3:314-25. [PMID: 24705014 PMCID: PMC4021353 DOI: 10.1242/bio.20147898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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GLUT4 constitutively recycles between the plasma membrane and intracellular depots. Insulin shifts this dynamic equilibrium towards the plasma membrane by recruiting GLUT4 to the plasma membrane from insulin-responsive vesicles. Muscle is the primary site for dietary glucose deposition; however, how GLUT4 sorts into insulin-responsive vesicles, and if and how insulin resistance affects this process, is unknown. In L6 myoblasts stably expressing myc-tagged GLUT4, we analyzed the intracellular itinerary of GLUT4 as it internalizes from the cell surface and examined if such sorting is perturbed by C2-ceramide, a lipid metabolite causing insulin resistance. Surface-labeled GLUT4myc that internalized for 30 min accumulated in a Syntaxin-6 (Stx6)- and Stx16-positive perinuclear sub-compartment devoid of furin or internalized transferrin, and displayed insulin-responsive re-exocytosis. C2-ceramide dispersed the Stx6-positive sub-compartment and prevented insulin-responsive re-exocytosis of internalized GLUT4myc, even under conditions not affecting insulin-stimulated signaling towards Akt. Microtubule disruption with nocodazole prevented pre-internalized GLUT4myc from reaching the Stx6-positive perinuclear sub-compartment and from undergoing insulin-responsive exocytosis. Removing nocodazole allowed both parameters to recover, suggesting that the Stx6-positive perinuclear sub-compartment was required for GLUT4 insulin-responsiveness. Accordingly, Stx6 knockdown inhibited by ∼50% the ability of internalized GLUT4myc to undergo insulin-responsive re-exocytosis without altering its overall perinuclear accumulation. We propose that Stx6 defines the insulin-responsive compartment in muscle cells. Our data are consistent with a model where ceramide could cause insulin resistance by altering intracellular GLUT4 sorting.
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- Kevin P Foley
- Program in Cell Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Program in Cell Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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Sun Y, Chiu TT, Foley KP, Bilan PJ, Klip A. Myosin Va mediates Rab8A-regulated GLUT4 vesicle exocytosis in insulin-stimulated muscle cells. Mol Biol Cell 2014; 25:1159-70. [PMID: 24478457 PMCID: PMC3967978 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e13-08-0493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Rab-GTPases are important molecular switches regulating intracellular vesicle traffic, and we recently showed that Rab8A and Rab13 are activated by insulin in muscle to mobilize GLUT4-containing vesicles to the muscle cell surface. Here we show that the unconventional motor protein myosin Va (MyoVa) is an effector of Rab8A in this process. In CHO-IR cell lysates, a glutathione S-transferase chimera of the cargo-binding COOH tail (CT) of MyoVa binds Rab8A and the related Rab10, but not Rab13. Binding to Rab8A is stimulated by insulin in a phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-dependent manner, whereas Rab10 binding is insulin insensitive. MyoVa-CT preferentially binds GTP-locked Rab8A. Full-length green fluorescent protein (GFP)-MyoVa colocalizes with mCherry-Rab8A in perinuclear small puncta, whereas GFP-MyoVa-CT collapses the GTPase into enlarged perinuclear depots. Further, GFP-MyoVa-CT blocks insulin-stimulated translocation of exofacially myc-tagged GLUT4 to the surface of muscle cells. Mutation of amino acids in MyoVa-CT predicted to bind Rab8A abrogates both interaction with Rab8A (not Rab10) and inhibition of insulin-stimulated GLUT4myc translocation. Of importance, small interfering RNA-mediated MyoVa silencing reduces insulin-stimulated GLUT4myc translocation. Rab8A colocalizes with GLUT4 in perinuclear but not submembrane regions visualized by confocal total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy. Hence insulin signaling to the molecular switch Rab8A connects with the motor protein MyoVa to mobilize GLUT4 vesicles toward the muscle cell plasma membrane.
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- Yi Sun
- Cell Biology Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 0A4, Canada
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GLUT4 is regulated by its intracellular localization. In the absence of insulin, GLUT4 is efficiently retained intracellularly within storage compartments in muscle and fat cells. Upon insulin stimulation (and contraction in muscle), GLUT4 translocates from these compartments to the cell surface where it transports glucose from the extracellular milieu into the cell. Its implication in insulin-regulated glucose uptake makes GLUT4 not only a key player in normal glucose homeostasis but also an important element in insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Nevertheless, how GLUT4 is retained intracellularly and how insulin acts on this retention mechanism is largely unclear. In this review, the current knowledge regarding the various molecular processes that govern GLUT4 physiology is discussed as well as the questions that remain.
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Huang G, Buckler-Pena D, Nauta T, Singh M, Asmar A, Shi J, Kim JY, Kandror KV. Insulin responsiveness of glucose transporter 4 in 3T3-L1 cells depends on the presence of sortilin. Mol Biol Cell 2013; 24:3115-22. [PMID: 23966466 PMCID: PMC3784384 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e12-10-0765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Insulin-dependent translocation of Glut4 to the plasma membrane of fat and skeletal muscle cells plays the key role in postprandial clearance of blood glucose. In undifferentiated cells, insulin responsiveness of Glut4 depends on the presence of sortilin, whereas sortilin responds to insulin regardless of Glut4 expression. Insulin-dependent translocation of glucose transporter 4 (Glut4) to the plasma membrane of fat and skeletal muscle cells plays the key role in postprandial clearance of blood glucose. Glut4 represents the major cell-specific component of the insulin-responsive vesicles (IRVs). It is not clear, however, whether the presence of Glut4 in the IRVs is essential for their ability to respond to insulin stimulation. We prepared two lines of 3T3-L1 cells with low and high expression of myc7-Glut4 and studied its translocation to the plasma membrane upon insulin stimulation, using fluorescence-assisted cell sorting and cell surface biotinylation. In undifferentiated 3T3-L1 preadipocytes, translocation of myc7-Glut4 was low regardless of its expression levels. Coexpression of sortilin increased targeting of myc7-Glut4 to the IRVs, and its insulin responsiveness rose to the maximal levels observed in fully differentiated adipocytes. Sortilin ectopically expressed in undifferentiated cells was translocated to the plasma membrane regardless of the presence or absence of myc7-Glut4. AS160/TBC1D4 is expressed at low levels in preadipocytes but is induced in differentiation and provides an additional mechanism for the intracellular retention and insulin-stimulated release of Glut4.
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- Guanrong Huang
- Department of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118
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Cheng JC, McBrayer SK, Coarfa C, Dalva-Aydemir S, Gunaratne PH, Carpten JD, Keats JK, Rosen ST, Shanmugam M. Expression and phosphorylation of the AS160_v2 splice variant supports GLUT4 activation and the Warburg effect in multiple myeloma. Cancer Metab 2013; 1:14. [PMID: 24280290 PMCID: PMC4178207 DOI: 10.1186/2049-3002-1-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2013] [Accepted: 05/24/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background Multiple myeloma (MM) is a fatal plasma cell malignancy exhibiting enhanced glucose consumption associated with an aerobic glycolytic phenotype (i.e., the Warburg effect). We have previously demonstrated that myeloma cells exhibit constitutive plasma membrane (PM) localization of GLUT4, consistent with the dependence of MM cells on this transporter for maintenance of glucose consumption rates, proliferative capacity, and viability. The purpose of this study was to investigate the molecular basis of constitutive GLUT4 plasma membrane localization in MM cells. Findings We have elucidated a novel mechanism through which myeloma cells achieve constitutive GLUT4 activation involving elevated expression of the Rab-GTPase activating protein AS160_v2 splice variant to promote the Warburg effect. AS160_v2-positive MM cell lines display constitutive Thr642 phosphorylation, known to be required for inactivation of AS160 Rab-GAP activity. Importantly, we show that enforced expression of AS160_v2 is required for GLUT4 PM translocation and activation in these select MM lines. Furthermore, we demonstrate that ectopic expression of a full-length, phospho-deficient AS160 mutant is sufficient to impair constitutive GLUT4 cell surface residence, which is characteristic of MM cells. Conclusions This is the first study to tie AS160 de-regulation to increased glucose consumption rates and the Warburg effect in cancer. Future studies investigating connections between the insulin/IGF-1/AS160_v2/GLUT4 axis and FDG-PET positivity in myeloma patients are warranted and could provide rationale for therapeutically targeting this pathway in MM patients with advanced disease.
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- Javelin C Cheng
- Robert H, Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 303 E, Superior Street, Lurie Building 3-250, Chicago, IL 606011, USA.
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Reed SE, Hodgson LR, Song S, May MT, Kelly EE, McCaffrey MW, Mastick CC, Verkade P, Tavaré JM. A role for Rab14 in the endocytic trafficking of GLUT4 in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. J Cell Sci 2013; 126:1931-41. [PMID: 23444368 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.104307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Insulin enhances the uptake of glucose into adipocytes and muscle cells by promoting the redistribution of the glucose transporter isoform 4 (GLUT4) from intracellular compartments to the cell surface. Rab GTPases regulate the trafficking itinerary of GLUT4 and several have been found on immunopurified GLUT4 vesicles. Specifically, Rab14 has previously been implicated in GLUT4 trafficking in muscle although its role, if any, in adipocytes is poorly understood. Analysis of 3T3-L1 adipocytes using confocal microscopy demonstrated that endogenous GLUT4 and endogenous Rab14 exhibited a partial colocalisation. However, when wild-type Rab14 or a constitutively-active Rab14Q70L mutant were overexpressed in these cells, the colocalisation with both GLUT4 and IRAP became extensive. Interestingly, this colocalisation was restricted to enlarged 'ring-like' vesicular structures (mean diameter 1.3 µm), which were observed in the presence of overexpressed wild-type Rab14 and Rab14Q70L, but not an inactive Rab14S25N mutant. These enlarged vesicles contained markers of early endosomes and were rapidly filled by GLUT4 and transferrin undergoing endocytosis from the plasma membrane. The Rab14Q70L mutant reduced basal and insulin-stimulated cell surface GLUT4 levels, probably by retaining GLUT4 in an insulin-insensitive early endosomal compartment. Furthermore, shRNA-mediated depletion of Rab14 inhibited the transit of GLUT4 through early endosomal compartments towards vesicles and tubules in the perinuclear region. Given the previously reported role of Rab14 in trafficking between endosomes and the Golgi complex, we propose that the primary role of Rab14 in GLUT4 trafficking is to control the transit of internalised GLUT4 from early endosomes into the Golgi complex, rather than direct GLUT4 translocation to the plasma membrane.
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- Sam E Reed
- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK
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The Rab GTPase-activating protein TBC1D4/AS160 contains an atypical phosphotyrosine-binding domain that interacts with plasma membrane phospholipids to facilitate GLUT4 trafficking in adipocytes. Mol Cell Biol 2012; 32:4946-59. [PMID: 23045393 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00761-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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The Rab GTPase-activating protein TBC1D4/AS160 regulates GLUT4 trafficking in adipocytes. Nonphosphorylated AS160 binds to GLUT4 vesicles and inhibits GLUT4 translocation, and AS160 phosphorylation overcomes this inhibitory effect. In the present study we detected several new functional features of AS160. The second phosphotyrosine-binding domain in AS160 encodes a phospholipid-binding domain that facilitates plasma membrane (PM) targeting of AS160, and this function is conserved in other related RabGAP/Tre-2/Bub2/Cdc16 (TBC) proteins and an AS160 ortholog in Drosophila. This region also contains a nonoverlapping intracellular GLUT4-containing storage vesicle (GSV) cargo-binding site. The interaction of AS160 with GSVs and not with the PM confers the inhibitory effect of AS160 on insulin-dependent GLUT4 translocation. Constitutive targeting of AS160 to the PM increased the surface GLUT4 levels, and this was attributed to both enhanced AS160 phosphorylation and 14-3-3 binding and inhibition of AS160 GAP activity. We propose a model wherein AS160 acts as a regulatory switch in the docking and/or fusion of GSVs with the PM.
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Boguslavsky S, Chiu T, Foley KP, Osorio-Fuentealba C, Antonescu CN, Bayer KU, Bilan PJ, Klip A. Myo1c binding to submembrane actin mediates insulin-induced tethering of GLUT4 vesicles. Mol Biol Cell 2012; 23:4065-78. [PMID: 22918957 PMCID: PMC3469521 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e12-04-0263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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GLUT4-containing vesicles cycle between the plasma membrane and intracellular compartments. Insulin promotes GLUT4 exocytosis by regulating GLUT4 vesicle arrival at the cell periphery and its subsequent tethering, docking, and fusion with the plasma membrane. The molecular machinery involved in GLUT4 vesicle tethering is unknown. We show here that Myo1c, an actin-based motor protein that associates with membranes and actin filaments, is required for insulin-induced vesicle tethering in muscle cells. Myo1c was found to associate with both mobile and tethered GLUT4 vesicles and to be required for vesicle capture in the total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF) zone beneath the plasma membrane. Myo1c knockdown or overexpression of an actin binding-deficient Myo1c mutant abolished insulin-induced vesicle immobilization, increased GLUT4 vesicle velocity in the TIRF zone, and prevented their externalization. Conversely, Myo1c overexpression immobilized GLUT4 vesicles in the TIRF zone and promoted insulin-induced GLUT4 exposure to the extracellular milieu. Myo1c also contributed to insulin-dependent actin filament remodeling. Thus we propose that interaction of vesicular Myo1c with cortical actin filaments is required for insulin-mediated tethering of GLUT4 vesicles and for efficient GLUT4 surface delivery in muscle cells.
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- Shlomit Boguslavsky
- Cell Biology Program, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada
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GLUT4 is an insulin-regulated glucose transporter that is responsible for insulin-regulated glucose uptake into fat and muscle cells. In the absence of insulin, GLUT4 is mainly found in intracellular vesicles referred to as GLUT4 storage vesicles (GSVs). Here, we summarise evidence for the existence of these specific vesicles, how they are sequestered inside the cell and how they undergo exocytosis in the presence of insulin. In response to insulin stimulation, GSVs fuse with the plasma membrane in a rapid burst and in the continued presence of insulin GLUT4 molecules are internalised and recycled back to the plasma membrane in vesicles that are distinct from GSVs and probably of endosomal origin. In this Commentary we discuss evidence that this delivery process is tightly regulated and involves numerous molecules. Key components include the actin cytoskeleton, myosin motors, several Rab GTPases, the exocyst, SNARE proteins and SNARE regulators. Each step in this process is carefully orchestrated in a sequential and coupled manner and we are beginning to dissect key nodes within this network that determine vesicle-membrane fusion in response to insulin. This regulatory process clearly involves the Ser/Thr kinase AKT and the exquisite manner in which this single metabolic process is regulated makes it a likely target for lesions that might contribute to metabolic disease.
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- Jacqueline Stöckli
- Diabetes and Obesity Program, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales 2010, Australia
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To enhance glucose uptake into muscle and fat cells, insulin stimulates the translocation of GLUT4 glucose transporters from intracellular membranes to the cell surface. This response requires the intersection of insulin signaling and vesicle trafficking pathways, and it is compromised in the setting of overnutrition to cause insulin resistance. Insulin signals through AS160/Tbc1D4 and Tbc1D1 to modulate Rab GTPases and through the Rho GTPase TC10α to act on other targets. In unstimulated cells, GLUT4 is incorporated into specialized storage vesicles containing IRAP, LRP1, sortilin, and VAMP2, which are sequestered by TUG, Ubc9, and other proteins. Insulin mobilizes these vesicles directly to the plasma membrane, and it modulates the trafficking itinerary so that cargo recycles from endosomes during ongoing insulin exposure. Knowledge of how signaling and trafficking pathways are coordinated will be essential to understanding the pathogenesis of diabetes and the metabolic syndrome and may also inform a wide range of other physiologies.
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- Jonathan S Bogan
- Section of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8020, USA.
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Hatakeyama H, Kanzaki M. Molecular basis of insulin-responsive GLUT4 trafficking systems revealed by single molecule imaging. Traffic 2011; 12:1805-20. [PMID: 21910807 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0854.2011.01279.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Development of a 'static retention' property of GLUT4, the insulin-responsive glucose transporter, has emerged as being essential for achieving its maximal insulin-induced surface exposure. Herein, employing quantum-dot-based nanometrology of intracellular GLUT4 behavior, we reveal the molecular basis of its systematization endowed upon adipogenic differentiation of 3T3L1 cells. Specifically, (i) the endosomes-to-trans-Golgi network (TGN) retrieval system specialized for GLUT4 develops in response to sortilin expression, which requires an intricately balanced interplay among retromers, golgin-97 and syntaxin-6, the housekeeping vesicle trafficking machinery. (ii) The Golgin-97-localizing subdomain of the differentiated TGN apparently serves as an intermediate transit route by which GLUT4 can further proceed to the stationary GLUT4 storage compartment. (iii) AS160/Tbc1d4 then renders the 'static retention' property insulin responsive, i.e. insulin liberates GLUT4 from the static state only in the presence of functional AS160/Tbc1d4. (iv) Moreover, sortilin malfunction and the resulting GLUT4 sorting defects along with retarded TGN function might be etiologically related to insulin resistance. Together, these observations provide a conceptual framework for understanding maturation/retardation of the insulin-responsive GLUT4 trafficking system that relies on the specialized subdomain of differentiated TGN.
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- Hiroyasu Hatakeyama
- Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8575, Japan
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