scholarly journals Nutrients differentially regulate multiple translation factors and their control by insulin

1999 ◽  
Vol 344 (2) ◽  
pp. 433-441 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda E. CAMPBELL ◽  
Xuemin WANG ◽  
Christopher G. PROUD
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Mammalian Cells ◽  
Glycogen Synthase ◽  
Protein Kinase B ◽  
Elongation Factor ◽  
Mrna Translation ◽  
Initiation Factor ◽  
S6 Kinase ◽  
P70 S6 Kinase

Eukaryotic initiation factor eIF2B and eukaryotic elongation factor eEF2 each mediate regulatory steps important for the overall regulation of mRNA translation in mammalian cells and are activated by insulin. Here, we demonstrate that their activation by insulin requires the presence, in the medium in which the cells are maintained, of both amino acids and glucose: insulin only induced activation of eIF2B and the dephosphorylation of eEF2 when cells were exposed to both types of nutrient. Other translational regulators, e.g. the 70 kDa ribosomal protein S6 kinase (p70 S6 kinase) and the eIF4E binding protein 1, 4E-BP1, are also regulated by insulin but their control does not require glucose, only amino acids. The effects of nutrients on the activation of eIF2B do not reflect changes in the phosphorylation of eIF2 (and, by inference, operation of a kinase analogous to yeast Gcn2p), or a requirement for nutrients for inactivation of glycogen synthase kinase-3 or dephosphorylation of eIF2B. Nutrients did not affect the ability of insulin to activate protein kinase B. These data show that activation by insulin of p70 S6 kinase, which modulates the translation of specific mRNAs, depends on the availability of amino acids whereas regulation of factors involved in overall activation of translation (eIF2B, eEF2) requires both amino acids and glucose. These results add substantially to the emerging evidence that nutrients themselves modulate functions of mammalian cells and indicate that (i) nutrients modulate the activation of eIF2B and eEF2 through as-yet unidentified mechanisms and (ii) regulation of p70 S6 kinase and 4E-BP1 by insulin requires other inputs in addition to protein kinase B.

Interplay between insulin and nutrients in the regulation of translation factors

2001 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 541-547 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. G. Proud ◽  
X. Wang ◽  
J. V. Patel ◽  
L. E. Campbell ◽  
M. Kleijn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Mammalian Cells ◽  
Chinese Hamster Ovary Cells ◽  
Mammalian Target Of Rapamycin ◽  
Chinese Hamster ◽  
Elongation Factor ◽  
Nucleotide Exchange ◽  
S6 Kinase ◽  
P70 S6 Kinase ◽  
Eef2 Kinase

Protein synthesis in mammalian cells is regulated through alterations in the states of phosphorylation of eukaryotic initiation factors and elongation factors (eIFs and eEFs respectively) and of other regulatory proteins. This modulates their activities or their abilities to interact with one another. Insulin activates several of these proteins including the following: the guanine-nucleotide exchange factor eIF2B; the eIF4F complex, which (through eIF4E) interacts with the cap of the mRNA; p70 S6 kinase; and elongation factor eEF2, which mediates the translocation step of elongation. Control of the last three of these is linked to mTOR (mammalian target of rapamycin). In Chinese hamster ovary cells, regulation of all these proteins by insulin is modulated by the presence of amino acids and/or glucose in the medium. For example, p70 S6 kinase activity declines in the absence of amino acids and cannot be stimulated by insulin under this condition. The readdition of amino acids, especially leucine, restores activity and sensitivity to insulin. With eIF2B and eEF2, both amino acids and glucose must be provided for insulin to regulate their activities. In contrast, insulin-stimulation of the formation of eIF4F complexes requires glucose but not amino acids. Glucose metabolism is required for this permissive effect. Our recent studies have also identified the mechanism by which mTOR signalling regulates the phosphorylation of eEF2. eEF2 kinase is phosphorylated by p70 S6 kinase at Ser-366; this results in the inactivation of eEF2 kinase, especially at low (micromolar) Ca concentrations.

scholarly journals Molecular mechanisms for the control of translation by insulin

1997 ◽  
Vol 328 (2) ◽  
pp. 329-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Christopher PROUD ◽  
M. Richard DENTON
Keyword(s):  
Ribosomal Protein ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Glycogen Synthase ◽  
Mrna Translation ◽  
Initiation Factor ◽  
Chain Elongation ◽  
S6 Kinase ◽  
Ribosomal Protein S6 ◽  
Translation Factors ◽  
Specific Mrnas

Insulin acutely stimulates protein synthesis in mammalian cells, and this involves activation of the process of mRNA translation. mRNA translation is a complex multi-step process mediated by proteins termed translation factors. Several translation factors are regulated in response to insulin, often as a consequence of changes in their states of phosphorylation. The initiation factor eIF4E binds to the cap structure at the 5ʹ-end of the mRNA and mediates assembly of an initiation-factor complex termed eIF4F. Assembly of this complex can be regulated by eIF4E-binding proteins (4E-BPs), which inhibit eIF4F complex assembly. Insulin induces phosphorylation of the 4E-BPs, resulting in alleviation of the inhibition. This regulatory mechanism is likely to be especially important for the control of the translation of specific mRNAs whose 5ʹ-untranslated regions (5ʹ-UTRs) are rich in secondary structure. Translation of another class of mRNAs, those with 5ʹ-UTRs containing polypyrimidine tracts is also activated by insulin and this, like phosphorylation of the 4E-BPs, appears to involve the rapamycin-sensitive signalling pathway which leads to activation of the 70 kDa ribosomal protein S6 kinase (p70 S6 kinase) and the phosphorylation of the ribosomal protein S6. Overall stimulation of translation may involve activation of initiation factor eIF2B, which is required for all initiation events. This effect is dependent upon phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and may involve the inactivation of glycogen synthase kinase-3 and consequent dephosphorylation of eIF2B, leading to its activation. Peptide-chain elongation can also be activated by insulin, and this is associated with the dephosphorylation and activation of elongation factor eEF2, probably as a consequence of the insulin-induced reduction in eEF2 kinase activity. Thus multiple signalling pathways acting on different steps in translation are involved in the activation of this process by insulin and lead both to general activation of translation and to the selective regulation of specific mRNAs.

scholarly journals Activation of mRNA translation in rat cardiac myocytes by insulin involves multiple rapamycin-sensitive steps

2000 ◽  
Vol 278 (4) ◽  
pp. H1056-H1068 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lijun Wang ◽  
Xuemin Wang ◽  
Christopher G. Proud
Keyword(s):  
Protein Synthesis ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Signaling Pathways ◽  
Glycogen Synthase ◽  
Mrna Translation ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase ◽  
Initiation Factor ◽  
Translation Factors ◽  
P70 S6k ◽  
Eef2 Kinase

Insulin acutely activates protein synthesis in ventricular cardiomyocytes from adult rats. In this study, we have established the methodology for studying the regulation of the signaling pathways and translation factors that may be involved in this response and have examined the effects of acute insulin treatment on them. Insulin rapidly activated the 70-kDa ribosomal S6 kinase (p70 S6k), and this effect was inhibited both by rapamycin and by inhibitors of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase. The activation of p70 S6k is mediated by a signaling pathway involving the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), which also modulates other translation factors. These include the eukaryotic initiation factor (eIF) 4E binding proteins (4E-BPs) and eukaryotic elongation factor 2 (eEF2). Insulin caused phosphorylation of 4E-BP1 and induced its dissociation from eIF4E, and these effects were also blocked by rapamycin. Concomitant with this, insulin increased the binding of eIF4E to eIF4G. Insulin also activated protein kinase B (PKB), which may lie upstream of p70 S6k and 4E-BP1, with the activation of the different isoforms being in the order α>β>γ. Insulin also caused inhibition of glycogen synthase kinase 3, which lies downstream of PKB, and of eEF2 kinase. The phosphorylation of eEF2 itself was also decreased by insulin, and this effect and the inactivation of eEF2 kinase were attenuated by rapamycin. The activation of overall protein synthesis by insulin in cardiomyocytes was substantially inhibited by rapamycin (but not by inhibitors of other specific signaling pathways, e.g., mitogen-activated protein kinase), showing that signaling events linked to mTOR play a major role in the control of translation by insulin in this cell type.

scholarly journals Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, protein kinase B and ribosomal S6 kinases in the stimulation of thyroid epithelial cell proliferation by cAMP and growth factors in the presence of insulin

2000 ◽  
Vol 348 (2) ◽  
pp. 351-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katia COULONVAL ◽  
Fabrice VANDEPUT ◽  
Rob C. STEIN ◽  
Sara C. KOZMA ◽  
Françoise LAMY ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Factors ◽  
Growth Factor ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Dna Synthesis ◽  
Protein Kinase B ◽  
Phosphatidylinositol 3 Kinase ◽  
S6 Kinase ◽  
P70 S6 Kinase ◽  
Stimulation Of ◽  
Phosphatidylinositol 3

The proliferation of most normal cells depends on the co-operation of several growth factors and hormones, each with a specific role, but the key events involved in the action of each necessary stimulant remain largely uncharacterized. In the present study, the pathways involved in the mechanism(s) of co-operation have been investigated in primary cultures of dog thyroid epithelial cells. In this physiologically relevant system, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) acting through cAMP, epidermal growth factor (EGF) and phorbol esters (such as PMA) induce DNA synthesis. Their effect requires stimulation of the insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) receptor by either IGF-1 or insulin, which are not themselves mitogenic agents. In contrast, hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) is itself fully mitogenic. The results of the study demonstrate that cAMP, EGF, HGF and PMA stimulate p70 ribosomal S6 kinase (p70 S6 kinase). However, insulin/IGF-1 also stimulate p70 S6 kinase. Thus stimulation of p70 S6 kinase might be necessary, but is certainly not sufficient, for the induction of DNA synthesis and is not specific for any stimulated pathway. In contrast, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI 3-kinase) and protein kinase B (PKB) activation by insulin and HGF is strong and sustained, whereas it is weak and transient with EGF and absent in the presence of TSH or PMA. These findings suggest that: (i) stimulation of PI 3-kinases and/or PKB is not involved in the cAMP-dependent pathways leading to thyrocyte proliferation, or in the action of PMA, (ii) the stimulation of the PI 3-kinase/PKB pathway may account for the permissive action of insulin/IGF-1 in the proliferation of these cells, and (iii) the stimulation of this pathway by HGF may explain why this agent does not require insulin or IGF-1 for its mitogenic action.

scholarly journals Molecular basis for the substrate specificity of protein kinase B; comparison with MAPKAP kinase-1 and p70 S6 kinase

FEBS Letters ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 399 (3) ◽  
pp. 333-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dario R. Alessi ◽  
F. Barry Caudwell ◽  
Mirjana Andjelkovic ◽  
Brian A. Hemmings ◽  
Philip Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Substrate Specificity ◽  
Molecular Basis ◽  
Protein Kinase B ◽  
S6 Kinase ◽  
P70 S6 Kinase

scholarly journals Regulation of the 14-3-3-binding protein p39 by growth factors and nutrients in rat PC12 pheochromocytoma cells

2002 ◽  
Vol 368 (2) ◽  
pp. 565-572 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean E. HARTHILL ◽  
Mercedes POZUELO RUBIO ◽  
Fiona C. MILNE ◽  
Carol MacKINTOSH
Keyword(s):  
Growth Factors ◽  
Growth Factor ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Binding Protein ◽  
Initiation Factor ◽  
S6 Kinase ◽  
P70 S6 Kinase ◽  
Pheochromocytoma Cells ◽  
Pc12 Pheochromocytoma Cells

Unstimulated PC12 pheochromocytoma cells contain many proteins that bound to 14-3-3s in competition with a 14-3-3-binding peptide. Additional proteins, including one of 39kDa (p39), became capable of binding to 14-3-3s in phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-dependent responses to epidermal growth factor or nerve growth factor in vivo. The growth factor regulation was unaffected by inhibitors of the mitogen- or stress-activated protein kinase pathways, or by glucose starvation, but was blocked by amino acid starvation and only partially blocked by rapamycin. p39 in extracts of unstimulated, nutrient-fed cells, but not nutrient-starved cells, was able to bind to 14-3-3s after phosphorylation by protein kinase B (PKB) in vitro. Nutrient starvation did not affect the growth factor-stimulated activation of PKB in vivo. Either cycloheximide (CHX) or the cysteine protease inhibitor, MG132, restored the responsiveness of p39 to growth factors in nutrient-starved cells. In contrast, MG132 could not replace amino acids in supporting the growth factor-stimulated phosphorylation of two downstream targets of mTOR (mammalian target of rapamycin), namely eukaryotic initiation factor 4E binding protein 1 (4E-BP1) and p70 S6 kinase. CHX permitted complete growth factor-stimulated phosphorylation of both 4E-BP1 and p70 S6 kinase in nutrient- starved cells; however, unlike p39, phosphorylation of these proteins was blocked by rapamycin. These findings implicate PKB (or an enzyme with similar specificity) in the growth factor-triggered phosphorylation of p39. In addition, amino acidstarvation induces a CHX- and MG132-sensitive pathway that targets p39 and appears to be distinct from the mechanism of regulation of 4E-BP1 and p70 S6 kinase.

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