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DEVELOPMENTAL CELL
Volume 2, Issue 4, Pages 477-488Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/S1534-5807(02)00143-0
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- NHLBI NIH HHS [1-PO1-HL66105-01, P01HL-4148412] Funding Source: Medline
- NIDDK NIH HHS [R01-DK47618-13] Funding Source: Medline
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Fatty acid uptake into 3T3 L1 adipocytes is predominantly transporter mediated. Here we show that, during 3T3 L1 adipocyte differentiation, expression of fatty acid transport proteins (FATPs) 1 and 4 is induced. Using subcellular membrane fractionation and immunofluorescence microscopy, we demonstrate that, in adipocytes, insulin induces plasma membrane translocation of FATPs from an intracellular perinuclear compartment to the plasma membrane. This translocation was observed within minutes of insulin treatment and was paralleled by an increase in long chain fatty acid (LCFA) uptake. In contrast, treatment with TNF-alpha inhibited basal and insulin-induced LCFA uptake and reduced FATP1 and -4 levels. Thus, hormonal regulation of FATP activity may play an important role in energy homeostasis and metabolic disorders such as type 2 diabetes.
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