title: How many signals impinge on GLUT4 activation by insulin?
abstract: GLUT4 is the main glucose transporter activated by insulin in skeletal muscle cells and adipocytes. GLUT4 storage vesicles (GSVs) traffic in endocytic and exocytic compartments. In the basal state, GLUT4 compartments are preferentially sequestered in perinuclear deposits wherein stimuli including insulin and non-insulin factors can increase GLUT4 vesicle formation, its exocytosis, and fusion to plasma membrane. In addition to well-established effectors of insulin signaling pathway, such as PKCzeta and Akt, the cytoskeletal network is implicated in GLUT4 translocation. This review will discuss the mechanisms and activation of GLUT4 trafficking and incorporating to PM from three aspects: known molecules of the insulin signaling pathway; Rho and Rab family proteins and cytoskeletal molecules.
authors.affiliation: National Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100005, China.
authors.forename: Aibin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Xiaojun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Lizhong
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yongsheng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Fude
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism; D004705:Endocytosis; D005089:Exocytosis; D051275:Glucose Transporter Type 4 / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000502:physiology*; D010716:Phosphatidylinositols / Q000378:metabolism; D010749:Phosphoprotein Phosphatases / Q000502:physiology; D021381:Protein Transport; D015398:Signal Transduction; D020691:rab GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D020741:rho GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D051275:Glucose Transporter Type 4; D007328:Insulin; D010716:Phosphatidylinositols; D010749:Phosphoprotein Phosphatases; D020691:rab GTP-Binding Proteins; D020741:rho GTP-Binding Proteins