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Mechanism by Which Fatty Acids Inhibit Insulin Activation of Insulin Receptor Substrate-1 (IRS-1)-associated Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase Activity in Muscle

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Yu, Chunli, Chen, Yan, Cline, Gary W., Zhang, Dongyan, Zong, Haihong, Wang, Yanlin, Bergeron, Raynald, Kim, Jason K. +6 more·2002·Journal of Biological Chemistry

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Recent studies have demonstrated that fatty acids induce insulin resistance in skeletal muscle by blocking insulin activation of insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1)-associated phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3-kinase). To examine the mechanism by which fatty acids mediate this effect, rats were infused with either a lipid emulsion (consisting mostly of 18:2 fatty acids) or glycerol. Intracellular C18:2 CoA increased in a time-dependent fashion, reaching an approximately 6-fold elevation by 5 h, whereas there was no change in the concentration of any other fatty acyl-CoAs. Diacylglycerol (DAG) also increased transiently after 3-4 h of lipid infusion. In contrast there was no increase in intracellular ceramide or triglyceride concentrations during the lipid infusion. Increases in intracellular C18:2 CoA and DAG concentration were associated with protein kinase C (PKC)-theta activation and a reduction in both insulin-stimulated IRS-1 tyrosine phosphorylation and IRS-1 associated PI3-kinase activity, which were associated with an increase in IRS-1 Ser(307) phosphorylation. These data support the hypothesis that an increase in plasma fatty acid concentration results in an increase in intracellular fatty acyl-CoA and DAG concentrations, which results in activation of PKC-theta leading to increased IRS-1 Ser(307) phosphorylation. This in turn leads to decreased IRS-1 tyrosine phosphorylation and decreased activation of IRS-1-associated PI3-kinase activity resulting in decreased insulin-stimulated glucose transport activity.

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  1. Kim, J. K., Fillmore, J. J., Chen, Y., Yu, C., Moore, I. K., Pypaert, M., Lutz, E. P., Kako, Y., Velez-Carrasco, W., Goldberg, I. J., Breslow, J. L., and Shulman, G. I. (2001) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 98, 7522-7527

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Yu, C., Chen, Y., Cline, G. W., Zhang, D., Zong, H., Wang, Y., Bergeron, R., Kim, J. K., Cushman, S. W., Cooney, G. J., Atcheson, B., White, M. F., Kraegen, E. W., & Shulman, G. I.
Affiliations
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
  • Garvan Institute of Medical Research (AU)
  • Joslin Diabetes Center (US)
Corresponding author
Shulman, Gerald I.
Venue
Journal of Biological Chemistry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2002-12
Volume
277
Issue
52
Pages
50230-50236
ISSN
0021-9258 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2130850001
Cited by
1,561
References
21
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FWCI
22.66
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (P30 DK, DK-45735)
  • Medical Research Council
  • National Health and Medical Research Council
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (P30DK45735, R01-DK40936, R01DK040936, P30DK045735)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Biochemistry › Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
Keywords
fatty acids, insulin resistance, skeletal muscle, IRS-1, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, protein kinase C theta, diacylglycerol, fatty acyl-CoA, IRS-1 serine phosphorylation, IRS-1 tyrosine phosphorylation, glucose transport, lipid emulsions
MeSH terms
Animals, Diglycerides, Fat Emulsions, Intravenous, Fatty Acids, Nonesterified, Insulin, Kinetics, Male, Phosphoproteins, Phosphorylation, Rats, Wistar, Muscle, Skeletal, Phosphotyrosine, Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases, Rats, Insulin Receptor Substrate Proteins

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