Insulin-dependent interactions of proteins with GLUT4 revealed through stable isotope labeling by amino acids in cell culture (SILAC)

Leonard J. Foster, Assaf Rudich, Ilana Talior, Nish Patel, Xudong Huang, L. Michelle Furtado, Philip J. Bilan, Matthias Mann, Amira Klip

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Abstract

The insulin-regulated glucose transporter (GLUT4) translocates to the plasma membrane in response to insulin in order to facilitate the postprandial uptake of glucose into fat and muscle cells. While early insulin receptor signaling steps leading to this translocation are well defined, the integration of signaling and regulation of GLUT4 traffic remains elusive. Several lines of evidence suggest an important role for the actin cytoskeleton and for protein-protein interactions in regulating GLUT4 localization by insulin. Here, we applied stable isotope labeling by amino acids in cell culture (SILAC) to identify proteins that interact with GLUT4 in an insulin-regulated manner. Myc-tagged GLUT4 (GLUT4myc) stably expressed in L6 myotubes was immunoprecipitated via the myc epitope from total membranes isolated from basal and insulin-stimulated cells grown in medium containing normal isotopic abundance leucine or deuterated leucine, respectively. Proteins coprecipitating with GLUT4myc were analyzed by liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry. Of 603 proteins quantified, 36 displayed an insulin-dependent change of their interaction with GLUT4myc of more than 1.5-fold in either direction. Several cytoskeleton-related proteins were elevated in immunoprecipates from insulin-treated cells, whereas components of the ubiquitin-proteasome degradation system were generally reduced. Proteins participating in vesicle traffic also displayed insulin-regulated association. Of cytoskeleton-related proteins, α-actinin-4 recovery in GLUT4 immunoprecipitates rose in response to insulin 2.1 ± 0.5-fold by SILAC and 2.9 ± 0.8-fold by immunoblotting. Insulin caused GLUT4 and α-actinin-4 co-localization as revealed by confocal immunofluorescence microscopy. We conclude that insulin elicits changes in interactions between diverse proteins and GLUT4, and that cytoskeletal proteins, notably α-actinin-4, associate with the transporter, potentially to facilitate its routing to the plasma membrane.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)64-75
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Proteome Research
Volume5
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2006

Keywords

  • Alpha-actinin 4
  • GLUT4 binding proteins
  • Insulin
  • L6 muscle cells
  • Mass spectrometry
  • Protein-protein interactions
  • Quantitative proteomics

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • General Chemistry

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