title: Molecular machinery involved in the insulin-regulated fusion of GLUT4-containing vesicles with the plasma membrane (review).
abstract: The GLUT4 facilitative glucose transporter protein is primarily expressed in muscle and adipose tissue and accounts for the majority of post-prandial glucose uptake. In the basal or non-stimulated state, GLUT4 is localized to intracellular membrane compartments sequestered away from circulating glucose. However, in response to agonist stimulation, there is a marked redistribution of the GLUT4 protein to the cell surface membrane providing a transport route for the uptake of glucose. This GLUT4 translocation can be divided into four general steps: (i) GLUT4 vesicle trafficking out of the storage pool, (ii) docking just below the cell surface, (iii) priming via the interactions of the SNARE proteins present on the vesicular and plasma membranes, and (iv) fusion of the GLUT4 vesicle with the plasma membrane. This review focuses on recent advances made in identification and characterization of the molecular events and protein interactions involved in these steps of insulin-stimulated GLUT4 translocation.
authors.affiliation: Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Center for Diabetes Research, Indianapolis 46202, USA.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Thurmond
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Pessin
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D004705:Endocytosis; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D051275:Glucose Transporter Type 4; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism*; D008561:Membrane Fusion; D009004:Monosaccharide Transport Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D009124:Muscle Proteins; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000378:metabolism; D021381:Protein Transport; D011972:Receptor, Insulin / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction; D022161:Transport Vesicles / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D051275:Glucose Transporter Type 4; D007328:Insulin; D009004:Monosaccharide Transport Proteins; D009124:Muscle Proteins; C495692:SLC2A4 protein, human; D011972:Receptor, Insulin; D005947:Glucose