Lipid mediators of insulin resistance: ceramide signalling down-regulates GLUT4 gene transcription in 3T3-L1 adipocytes.
dc.contributor.author | Long, Sheree D. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Pekala, Phillip H. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-04-15T16:34:27Z | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-05-17T01:27:01Z | |
dc.date.available | 2011-04-15T16:34:27Z | en_US |
dc.date.available | 2011-05-17T01:27:01Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1996-10-01 | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | We have previously demonstrated that chronic exposure of 3T3- L1 adipocytes to tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF) resulted in a marked decrease (~90%) in cellular GLUT4 (insulin-responsive glucose transporter) mRNA content as a result of a decreased transcription rate of the GLUT4 gene (~75%) and a reduced half-life of its mRNA (9 to 4.5 h). Investigation of the signalling mechanism responsible for this regulation demonstrated that in the 3T3-L1 adipocytes, sphingomyelin levels decreased to 50% of control levels within 40 min of exposure to TNF, consistent with activation of a sphingomyelinase. In the same manner as with TNF, treatment of the adipocytes with 1–3 μMC6-ceramide, a membrane-permeable analogue of ceramide, decreased GLUT4 mRNA content by 60%. Subsequent investigations revealed that transcription of the GLUT4 gene was reduced by~65% in response to C6-ceramide, demonstrating that the decrease in mRNA content is mediated by a reduction in the transcription of the gene. No effect on GLUT4 mRNA stability was observed after exposure of the adipocytes to C6-ceramide. These observations are interesting in light of our previous data demonstrating that TNF affects both GLUT4 transcription andmRNA stability in the 3T3-L1 adipocytes. In conclusion, the effect of ceramide on GLUT4 gene expression is at the level of transcription, suggesting that another pathway controlsmRNA stability. These data establish that ceramide-initiated signal transduction pathways exist within the adipocyte, and provide a potential mechanism for control of GLUT4 gene expression. Originally published Biochemical Journal, Vol. 319, No. 1, Oct 1996 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Biochemical Journal; 319:1 p. 179-184 | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1042/bj3190179 | |
dc.identifier.pmid | PMC1217752 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10342/3338 | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | East Carolina University | en_US |
dc.relation.uri | http://www.biochemj.org/bj/default.htm | en_US |
dc.rights | Author notified of opt-out rights by Cammie Jennings prior to upload of this article. | en_US |
dc.subject | Insulin resistance | en_US |
dc.subject | Glut4 | en_US |
dc.subject | Adipocytes | en_US |
dc.title | Lipid mediators of insulin resistance: ceramide signalling down-regulates GLUT4 gene transcription in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
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