title: Regulation of cap-dependent translation by insulin-like growth factor-1 in neuronal cells.
abstract: Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) both promotes survival and activates protein synthesis in neurons. In the present paper, we investigate the effect of IGF-1 treatment on cap-dependent translation in primary cultured neuronal cells. IGF-1 treatment increased the phosphorylation of eukaryotic initiation factor (eIF)-4E-binding protein 1 (4E-BP1), exclusively at Thr-36 and Thr-45 residues, and eIF-4G phosphorylation at Ser-1108. In contrast, a significant eIF-4E dephosphorylation was found. In parallel, increased eIF-4E/4G assembly and protein synthesis activation in response to IGF-1 treatment were observed. The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3-K) inhibitor wortmannin and the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor rapamycin, but not the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)-activating kinase (MEK) inhibitor PD98059, reversed the IGF-1-induced effects observed on eIF-4E/4G assembly and phosphorylation status of 4E-BP1, eIF-4E, and eIF-4G. Therefore, our findings show that the IGF-1-induced regulation of cap-dependent translation is largely dependent on the PI-3K and mTOR pathway in neuronal cells.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Bioquímica-Investigación, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Celia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Quevedo
authors.forename: Matilde
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salinas
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alcázar
mesh_terms: D000730:Androstadienes / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D039561:Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-4E; D039603:Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-4G; D020104:Immunophilins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000494:pharmacology*; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D010442:Peptide Chain Initiation, Translational; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000378:metabolism; D010448:Peptide Initiation Factors / Q000378:metabolism*; D000081082:Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000378:metabolism; D010766:Phosphorylation; D017853:Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor); D012315:RNA Caps / Q000502:physiology; D019893:Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction; D020123:Sirolimus / Q000494:pharmacology; D058570:TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases; D000077191:Wortmannin
chemical_list: D000730:Androstadienes; D002352:Carrier Proteins; C113920:EIF4G1 protein, human; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D039561:Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-4E; D039603:Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-4G; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D010448:Peptide Initiation Factors; D000081082:Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D012315:RNA Caps; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D017853:Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor); C546842:MTOR protein, human; D019893:Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases; D058570:TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D020104:Immunophilins; D020123:Sirolimus; D000077191:Wortmannin