Abstract
Insulin signaling to generate inositol phosphoglycans (IPGs) was demonstrated to occur via the participation of the heterotrimeric G-proteins Gq/11. IPGs were measured as two specific inositol markers, myo-inositol and chiro-inositol after strong acid hydrolysis. Insulin and Pasteurella multocida toxin (PMT) generated both myo-inositol and chiro-inositol IPGs in a dose-dependent manner. PMT has been shown to activate Gq specifically. Insulin action was abrogated by pre-treatment with anti Gq/11 antibody. Western blotting demonstrated the enrichment of both insulin receptor β subunit and Gq/11 in the liver membrane vesicles. Vesicles also contained clathrin, caveolin PLC β1 and PLCΔ. Immunogold staining revealed the co-localization of both insulin receptor β subunit and Gq/11 in an approximate stochiometric ratio of 1:3. No vesicles were detected with either component alone. The present and considerable published data provide strong evidence for insulin signaling both via a tyrosine kinase cascade mechanism and via heterotrimeric G-protein interactions.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 561-569 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications |
Volume | 295 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2002 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biophysics
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Cell Biology