J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 266, Issue 4, 2099-2103, 02, 1991

Effects of okadaic acid, an inhibitor of protein phosphatases-1 and - 2A, on glucose transport and metabolism in skeletal muscle

JF Tanti, T Gremeaux, E Van Obberghen and Y Le Marchand-Brustel
Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale, Unite 145, Faculte de Medecine, Nice, France.

The effect of okadaic acid, an inhibitor of protein phosphatases-1 and - 2A, was studied on glucose transport and metabolism in soleus muscles isolated from lean and insulin-resistant obese mice. In muscles from lean mice, the uptake of 2-deoxyglucose, an index of glucose transport and phosphorylation, was increased by okadaic acid in a concentration- dependent manner. At 5 microM, okadaic acid was as efficient as a maximally effective insulin concentration. Glucose metabolism (glycolysis and glycogen synthesis) was also measured. Whereas glycolysis was stimulated by okadaic acid, glycogen synthesis was unchanged. When okadaic acid and insulin were added together in the incubation medium, the rates of glucose transport, glycolysis, and glycogen synthesis were similar to those obtained with insulin alone, whether maximal or submaximal insulin concentrations were used. Furthermore, okadaic acid did not activate the kinase activity of the insulin receptor studied in an acellular system or in intact muscles. These results indicate that a step in the insulin-induced stimulation of muscle glucose transport involves a serine/threonine phosphorylation event that is regulated by protein phosphatases-1 and/or -2A. In muscles of insulin-resistant obese mice, the absolute values of deoxyglucose uptake stimulated by okadaic acid were lower than in muscles from lean mice. However, the okadaic acid effect, expressed as a fold stimulation, was normal. These observations suggest that in the insulin-resistant state linked to obesity, the serine/threonine phosphorylation event is likely occurring normally, but a defect at the level of the glucose transporter itself would prevent a normal response to insulin or okadaic acid.
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