title: A long search for Glut4 activation.
abstract: Insulin stimulates glucose transport in its target cells by translocation of the glucose transporter isoform 4 (Glut4) from an intracellular storage pool to the plasma membrane. A large body of evidence indicates that activity of Glut4 at the plasma membrane may vary. Recent findings suggest that p38 MAPK may be involved in regulation of the intrinsic activity of the transporter.
authors.affiliation: Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA. kandror@biochem.bumc.bu.edu
authors.forename: Konstantin V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Kandror
mesh_terms: D017667:Adipocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D022162:Cytoplasmic Vesicles / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D051275:Glucose Transporter Type 4; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D009004:Monosaccharide Transport Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D009124:Muscle Proteins
chemical_list: D051275:Glucose Transporter Type 4; D007328:Insulin; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D009004:Monosaccharide Transport Proteins; D009124:Muscle Proteins; C495692:SLC2A4 protein, human