title: Stimulation of GLUT-1 glucose transporter expression in response to exposure to calcium ionophore A-23187.
abstract: We tested the hypothesis that an increase in cytosolic calcium concentration stimulates glucose transporter isoform (GLUT-1) gene expression. Exposure of a rat liver cell line (Clone 9) to 3 microM A-23187 for 12 h resulted in 3-, 5-, and 10-fold increases in cytochalasin B-inhibitable 3-O-methyl-D-glucose transport, GLUT-1 protein, and GLUT-1 mRNA content, respectively. The induction of GLUT-1 mRNA in response to A-23187 is not preceded by a significant decrease in cell ATP content. This induction is prevented by 1,2-bis(2-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid in conjunction with ethylene glycol-bis(beta-aminoethyl ether)-N,N, N',N'-tetraacetic acid. To investigate the mechanism of GLUT-1 mRNA induction, we found that exposure to A-23187 stabilized GLUT-1 mRNA: with the employment of actinomycin D, GLUT-1 mRNA had a half-life of 1.5 and 5.5 h in control and A-23187-treated cells, respectively. In nuclear run-on assays, the rate of GLUT-1 gene transcription was stimulated 1.5- to 1.7-fold in nuclei isolated from cells exposed to A-23187 for either 30 min or 2 h. These results demonstrate that exposure to A-23187 stimulates GLUT-1 gene expression and that the increase in GLUT-1 mRNA content is mediated in part by enhanced GLUT-1 gene transcription as well as decreased GLUT-1 mRNA degradation. The increase in GLUT-1 mRNA content, in turn, is associated with increased cell GLUT-1 content and enhanced glucose transport.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D000001:Calcimycin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002460:Cell Line; D003609:Dactinomycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D005947:Glucose / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D051272:Glucose Transporter Type 1; D006207:Half-Life; D007476:Ionophores / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008099:Liver / Q000166:cytology; D009004:Monosaccharide Transport Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D051272:Glucose Transporter Type 1; D007476:Ionophores; D009004:Monosaccharide Transport Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C495679:Slc2a1 protein, rat; D003609:Dactinomycin; D000001:Calcimycin; D005947:Glucose