scholarly journals Relationship of site-specific beta subunit tyrosine autophosphorylation to insulin activation of the insulin receptor (tyrosine) protein kinase activity.

1988 ◽  
Vol 263 (10) ◽  
pp. 4593-4601 ◽  
Author(s):  
H E Tornqvist ◽  
J Avruch
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Insulin Receptor ◽  
Kinase Activity ◽  
Beta Subunit ◽  
Protein Kinase Activity ◽  
Site Specific ◽  
Tyrosine Protein Kinase ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Tyrosine Autophosphorylation

scholarly journals Differential sensitivity of the insulin-receptor kinase to thiol and oxidizing agents in the absence and presence of insulin

1987 ◽  
Vol 245 (2) ◽  
pp. 325-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
P A Wilden ◽  
J E Pessin
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Insulin Receptor ◽  
Kinase Activity ◽  
Beta Subunit ◽  
Differential Sensitivity ◽  
Protein Kinase Activity ◽  
Receptor Kinase ◽  
Nitrobenzoic Acid ◽  
Insulin Receptor Kinase ◽  
Receptor Beta

The purified human placental insulin-receptor beta-subunit autophosphorylating activity was found to be inhibited, in a time- and concentration-dependent manner, by the specific thiol-alkylating agents N-ethylmaleimide and 5,5′-dithiobis-(2-nitrobenzoic acid). The insulin-receptor kinase was observed to be more sensitive to inhibition by N-ethylmaleimide in the presence [IC50 (concn, giving 50% inhibition) = 25 +/- 3 microM] than in the absence (IC50 = 73 +/- 6 microM) of insulin. Similarly, inhibition by 5,5′-dithiobis-(2-nitrobenzoic acid) occurred with IC50 = 30 +/- 6 microM in the presence and 155 +/- 35 microM in the absence of insulin. Examination of the exogenous-substrate protein kinase activity demonstrated that the differential sensitivity to N-ethylmaleimide was due to direct inhibition of protein kinase activity, as opposed to blockade of the phospho-acceptor properties of the insulin receptor. In contrast, iodoacetamide had essentially no effect on the insulin-receptor beta-subunit autophosphorylating activity and was able to protect partially against the N-ethylmaleimide inhibition in both the presence and the absence of insulin. Consistent with these findings, none of the thiol-specific agents were able to alter significantly insulin binding at concentrations which maximally inhibited the beta-subunit autophosphorylation. Further, in the presence of insulin, the insulin-receptor kinase activity was also observed to be more sensitive to oxidation by H2O2 and FeCl3/ascorbate compared with insulin receptors in the absence of insulin. These results indicate that there is a critical thiol group(s) necessary for the beta-subunit autophosphorylating activity of the insulin-receptor kinase and that in the presence of insulin is more susceptible to exogenously added thiol and oxidizing agents.

scholarly journals Effect of basic polycations and proteins on purified insulin receptor. Insulin-independent activation of the receptor tyrosine-specific protein kinase by poly(l-lysine)

1989 ◽  
Vol 263 (3) ◽  
pp. 813-822 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y Fujita-Yamaguchi ◽  
D B Sacks ◽  
J M McDonald ◽  
D Sahal ◽  
S Kathuria
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Insulin Receptor ◽  
Kinase Activity ◽  
Specific Protein ◽  
Beta Subunit ◽  
Protein Kinase Activity ◽  
Receptor Kinase ◽  
Kinase Activation ◽  
Insulin Receptor Kinase ◽  
Specific Protein Kinase

Since the studies on tyrosine phosphorylation of calmodulin by the insulin receptor kinase in vitro suggested that protamine and poly(L-lysine) may activate phosphorylation of the receptor beta subunit [Sacks & McDonald (1988) J. Biol. Chem. 263, 2377-2383], we examined the effects of a variety of basic polycations/proteins and polyamines on insulin receptor kinase activity. The insulin receptor purified from human placental membranes was incubated with each basic polycation/protein or polyamine and assayed for tyrosine-specific protein kinase activity by measuring 32P incorporation into the src-related peptide. At a concentration of 1 microM, poly(L-lysine) and poly(L-ornithine) markedly stimulated kinase activity, whereas poly(L-arginine) and histones H1 and H2B inhibited insulin receptor kinase. In contrast, at a concentration of 1 mM, three polyamines (spermine, spermidine and putrescine) did not alter kinase activity. Poly(L-lysine) and poly(L-ornithine) stimulated the insulin receptor kinase by 5-10-fold at concentrations of 0.1-1 microM. Protamine sulphate also showed a significant stimulatory effect at a concentration of 100 microM. Preincubation of the receptor with poly(L-lysine) or poly(L-ornithine) for 20-60 min resulted in maximal kinase activation. Poly(L-lysine), the most effective activator of the receptor kinase, was used to characterize further the mechanisms of the kinase activation. Poly(L-lysine) activates the insulin receptor kinase by increasing the Vmax. without changing the Km. Poly(L-lysine) markedly stimulates the kinase activity of insulin receptor preparations that have lost both basal kinase activity and the ability to be stimulated by insulin. Insulin and poly(L-lysine) also differed in their ability to stimulate the kinase activity of prephosphorylated receptors. Prephosphorylation of the receptors did not affect the stimulation of the kinase by insulin. In contrast, prephosphorylation of receptors resulted in a markedly enhanced ability of poly(L-lysine) to stimulate kinase activity. These studies suggest that the mechanisms by which poly(L-lysine) and insulin activate the kinase are different. In conjunction with other additional evidence, it is suggested that poly(L-lysine) interacts directly with the beta-subunit of the receptor, thereby activating the receptor kinase.

Insulin receptor binding and protein kinase activity in muscles of trained rats

1987 ◽  
Vol 252 (2) ◽  
pp. E170-E175
Author(s):  
G. L. Dohm ◽  
M. K. Sinha ◽  
J. F. Caro
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Sensitivity ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Exercise Training ◽  
Insulin Receptor ◽  
Insulin Action ◽  
Kinase Activity ◽  
Insulin Receptors ◽  
Treadmill Running ◽  
Female Rats ◽  
Protein Kinase Activity

Exercise has been shown to increase insulin sensitivity, and muscle is quantitatively the most important tissue of insulin action. Since the first step in insulin action is the binding to a membrane receptor, we postulated that exercise training would change insulin receptors in muscle and in this study we have investigated this hypothesis. Female rats initially weighing approximately 100 g were trained by treadmill running for 2 h/day, 6 days/wk for 4 wk at 25 m/min (0 grade). Insulin receptors from vastus intermedius muscles were solubilized by homogenizing in a buffer containing 1% Triton X-100 and then partially purified by passing the soluble extract over a wheat germ agglutinin column. The 4 wk training regimen resulted in a 65% increase in citrate synthase activity in red vastus lateralis muscle, indicating an adaptation to exercise. Insulin binding by the partially purified receptor preparation s was approximately doubled in muscle of trained rats at all insulin concentrations, suggesting an increase in the number of receptors. Training did not alter insulin receptor structure as evidenced by electrophoretic mobility under reducing and nonreducing conditions. Basal insulin receptor protein kinase activity was higher in trained than untrained animals and this was likely due to the greater number of receptors. However, insulin stimulation of the protein kinase activity was depressed by training. These results demonstrate that endurance training does alter receptor number and function in muscle and these changes may be important in increasing insulin sensitivity after exercise training.

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