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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM
Volume 290, Issue 2, Pages E341-E346Publisher
AMER PHYSIOLOGICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00314.2005
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insulin receptor substrate; intracellular signaling pathway
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Exercise does not alter subcellular localization, but increases phosphorylation of insulin-signaling proteins in human skeletal muscle. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 290: E341 - E346, 2006. First published September 27, 2005; doi:10.1152/ ajpendo.00314.2005.- The subcellular localization of insulin signaling proteins is altered by various stimuli such as insulin, insulin-like growth factor 1, and oxidative stress and is thought to be an important mechanism that can influence intracellular signal transduction and cellular function. This study examined the possibility that exercise may also alter the subcellular localization of insulin signaling proteins in human skeletal muscle. Nine untrained males performed 60 min of cycling exercise (similar to 67% peak pulmonary O-2 uptake). Muscle biopsies were sampled at rest, immediately after exercise, and 3 h postexercise. Muscle was fractionated by centrifugation into the following crude fractions: cytosolic, nuclear, and a high-speed pellet containing membrane and cytoskeletal components. Fractions were analyzed for protein content of insulin receptor, insulin receptor substrate (IRS)-1 and -2, p85 subunit of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, Akt, and glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3). There was no significant change in the protein content of the insulin signaling proteins in any of the crude fractions after exercise or 3 h postexercise. Exercise had no significant effect on the phosphorylation of IRS-1 Tyr612 in any of the fractions. In contrast, exercise increased (P < 0.05) the phosphorylation of Akt Ser(473) and GSK-3 alpha/beta Ser(9/21) in the cytosolic fraction only. In conclusion, exercise can increase phosphorylation of downstream insulin signaling proteins specifically in the cytosolic fraction but does not result in changes in the subcellular localization of insulin signaling proteins in human skeletal muscle. Change in the subcellular protein localization is therefore an unlikely mechanism to influence signal transduction pathways and cellular function in skeletal muscle after exercise.
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