title: Activation of PI 3-kinase in 3T3-L1 adipocytes by association with insulin receptor substrate-1.
abstract: Insulin treatment of adipocytes causes the rapid phosphorylation of the insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1) on tyrosine. The phosphotyrosine [Tyr(P)] form of IRS-1 then complexes with the enzyme phosphatidylinositol (PI) 3-kinase. In this study, we have investigated the effect of this association on PI 3-kinase activity in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Insulin stimulated cytosolic PI 3-kinase activity about sevenfold. This stimulation was maximal after 1 min of exposure of cells to insulin, persisted for at least 1 h, and occurred over the range of insulin concentrations that saturate its receptor. By means of immunoprecipitation of IRS-1, it was shown that virtually all of the enhanced activity was due to PI 3-kinase complexed with IRS-1. Moreover, the purified Tyr(P) form of IRS-1, either isolated from 3T3-L1 adipocytes or obtained by phosphorylation of the recombinant protein with the insulin receptor, markedly stimulated the activity of purified rat liver PI 3-kinase. These results show that the association of Tyr(P) IRS-1 with PI 3-kinase activates the enzyme and thereby can explain the elevation of PI 3,4-bisphosphate and PI 3,4,5-trisphosphate in vivo observed upon treatment of adipocytes with insulin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lamphere
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Carpenter
authors.forename: Z F
authors.initials: ZF
authors.lastname: Sheng
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Kallen
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Lienhard
mesh_terms: D017667:Adipocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D002460:Cell Line; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology; D055504:Insulin Receptor Substrate Proteins; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017853:Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor) / Q000378:metabolism*; D019000:Phosphotyrosine; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D055504:Insulin Receptor Substrate Proteins; C526296:Irs1 protein, rat; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D019000:Phosphotyrosine; D014443:Tyrosine; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; D017853:Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)