title: Polymyxin B inhibits insulin-induced glucose transporter and IGF II receptor translocation in isolated adipocytes.
abstract: In isolated adipocytes, polymyxin B inhibited insulin-induced glucose incorporation into lipids in a dose-dependent manner, while polymyxin E, a structurally related antibiotic, was ineffective. To approach the mechanism of this effect, the subcellular distribution of the glucose transporter Glut 4 was investigated. Adipocytes were pretreated without or with polymyxin B before insulin stimulation, subcellular fractionation was performed and Glut 4 was detected by immunodetection. Incubation of adipocytes with polymyxin B prevented the insulin-induced appearance of Glut 4 in the plasma membranes, but did not prevent their decrease from the low-density microsomal fraction. A lower purity of the plasma membrane fractions, a detergent effect of polymyxin B on the membranes or an interference of the substance with the immunodetection of the Glut 4 molecules were excluded. These results suggest that polymyxin B was interfering with the Glut 4 translocation process stimulated by insulin in adipocytes. In a similar fashion, polymyxin B inhibited the insulin-induced increase in IGF II binding to adipocytes. This resulted from a blockade of the appearance of IGF II receptors in the plasma membranes. Since low-molecular-mass GTP-binding proteins have been implicated in the regulation of vesicular trafficking, we have used [alpha-32P]GTP binding to analyze such proteins in adipocyte fractions, after SDS/PAGE and transfer to nitrocellulose. Specific and distinct subsets of GTP-binding proteins were revealed in plasma membrane and low-density microsomal fractions of control adipocytes, whether they were stimulated or not with insulin. Polymyxin B treatment of adipocytes markedly modified the profile of the low-molecular-mass GTP-binding proteins in plasma membranes, but not in low-density microsomal fractions. Our results suggest that polymyxin B was interfering with the exocytotic process of the Glut 4 and IGF II receptor-containing vesicles, perhaps at the fusion step between vesicles and plasma membranes.
authors.affiliation: Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U 145, Faculté de Médecine, Nice, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cormont
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gremeaux
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Tanti
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Van Obberghen
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Le Marchand-Brustel
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007329:Insulin Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007335:Insulin-Like Growth Factor II / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008360:Mannosephosphates / Q000378:metabolism; D008861:Microsomes / Q000378:metabolism; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009004:Monosaccharide Transport Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D011112:Polymyxin B / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D017527:Receptor, IGF Type 2; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D013347:Subcellular Fractions / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D007329:Insulin Antagonists; D008360:Mannosephosphates; D009004:Monosaccharide Transport Proteins; D017527:Receptor, IGF Type 2; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D007335:Insulin-Like Growth Factor II; D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins; D011112:Polymyxin B