title: Role of ERK1/ERK2 and p70S6K pathway in insulin signalling of protein synthesis.
abstract: The signalling pathways by which insulin triggers protein synthesis were studied using an antisense strategy to deplete ERK1/ERK2 and rapamycin to inhibit the p70S6K pathway. The results indicated that ERK1/ERK2 principally regulated the amount of the protein synthesis machinery available in the cell while the p70S6K pathway contributed to modulating its activation in response to insulin. ERK1/ERK2 also mediated in a small proportion of insulin-stimulated protein synthesis which included the induction of c-fos protein. When c-fos induction was blocked the majority of insulin-stimulated protein synthesis still occurred and thus did not require transcriptional regulation of c-fos or its targets.
authors: Division of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Biological Sciences, Southampton, UK.
authors: E M
authors: EM
authors: Sale
authors: P P
authors: PP
authors: Atkinson
authors: C H
authors: CH
authors: Arnott
authors: J E
authors: JE
authors: Chad
authors: G J
authors: GJ
authors: Sale
mesh_terms: D017667:Adipocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D002460:Cell Line; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051379:Mice; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D019893:Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin; D019893:Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases; D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases