title: The role of cytoskeleton in glucose regulation.
abstract: Cytoskeleton plays an important role in glucose regulation, mainly in the following three aspects. First, cytoskeleton regulates insulin secretion by guiding intracellular transport of insulin-containing vesicles and regulating release of insulin. Second, cytoskeleton is involved in insulin action by regulating distribution of insulin receptor substrate, GLUT4 translocation, and internalization of insulin receptor. In addition, cytoskeleton directs the intracellular distribution of glucose metabolism related enzymes including glycogen synthase and many glycolysis enzymes.
authors.affiliation: National Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China.
authors.forename: Zhuo
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yong-Wei
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yong-Sheng
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Fu-De
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Fang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D051275:Glucose Transporter Type 4 / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology*; D055504:Insulin Receptor Substrate Proteins; D008954:Models, Biological; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000378:metabolism; D011972:Receptor, Insulin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D051275:Glucose Transporter Type 4; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; C526292:IRS1 protein, human; D007328:Insulin; D055504:Insulin Receptor Substrate Proteins; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D011972:Receptor, Insulin; D005947:Glucose