Insulin increases branched-chain alpha-ketoacid dehydrogenase kinase expression in Clone 9 rat cells. 2002

Mary M Nellis, and Christopher B Doering, and Andrea Kasinski, and Dean J Danner
Graduate Program in Nutrition and Health Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA.

The branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) are committed to catabolism by the activity of the branched-chain alpha-ketoacid dehydrogenase (BCKD) complex. BCKD activity is regulated through the action of the complex-specific BCKD kinase that phosphorylates two serine residues in the E1alpha subunit. Greater BCKD kinase expression levels result in a lower activity state of BCKD and thus a decreased rate of BCAA catabolism. Activity state varies among tissues and can be altered by diet, exercise, hormones, and disease state. Within individual tissues, the concentration of BCKD kinase reflects the activity state of the BCKD complex. Here we investigated the effects of insulin, an important regulator of hepatic metabolic enzymes, on BCKD kinase expression in Clone 9 rat cells. Insulin effected a twofold increase in message levels and a twofold increase in BCKD kinase protein levels. The response was completely blocked by treatment with LY-294002 and partially blocked by rapamycin, thus demonstrating a dependence on phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and mTOR function, respectively. These studies suggest that insulin acts to regulate BCAA catabolism through stimulation of BCKD kinase expression.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007004 Hypoglycemic Agents Substances which lower blood glucose levels. Antidiabetic,Antidiabetic Agent,Antidiabetic Drug,Antidiabetics,Antihyperglycemic,Antihyperglycemic Agent,Hypoglycemic,Hypoglycemic Agent,Hypoglycemic Drug,Antidiabetic Agents,Antidiabetic Drugs,Antihyperglycemic Agents,Antihyperglycemics,Hypoglycemic Drugs,Hypoglycemic Effect,Hypoglycemic Effects,Hypoglycemics,Agent, Antidiabetic,Agent, Antihyperglycemic,Agent, Hypoglycemic,Agents, Antidiabetic,Agents, Antihyperglycemic,Agents, Hypoglycemic,Drug, Antidiabetic,Drug, Hypoglycemic,Drugs, Antidiabetic,Drugs, Hypoglycemic,Effect, Hypoglycemic,Effects, Hypoglycemic
D007328 Insulin A 51-amino acid pancreatic hormone that plays a major role in the regulation of glucose metabolism, directly by suppressing endogenous glucose production (GLYCOGENOLYSIS; GLUCONEOGENESIS) and indirectly by suppressing GLUCAGON secretion and LIPOLYSIS. Native insulin is a globular protein comprised of a zinc-coordinated hexamer. Each insulin monomer containing two chains, A (21 residues) and B (30 residues), linked by two disulfide bonds. Insulin is used as a drug to control insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1). Iletin,Insulin A Chain,Insulin B Chain,Insulin, Regular,Novolin,Sodium Insulin,Soluble Insulin,Chain, Insulin B,Insulin, Sodium,Insulin, Soluble,Regular Insulin
D007658 Ketone Oxidoreductases Oxidoreductases that are specific for KETONES. Oxidoreductases, Ketone
D009025 Morpholines Tetrahydro-1,4-Oxazines,Tetrahydro 1,4 Oxazines
D009097 Multienzyme Complexes Systems of enzymes which function sequentially by catalyzing consecutive reactions linked by common metabolic intermediates. They may involve simply a transfer of water molecules or hydrogen atoms and may be associated with large supramolecular structures such as MITOCHONDRIA or RIBOSOMES. Complexes, Multienzyme
D010766 Phosphorylation The introduction of a phosphoryl group into a compound through the formation of an ester bond between the compound and a phosphorus moiety. Phosphorylations
D001798 Blood Proteins Proteins that are present in blood serum, including SERUM ALBUMIN; BLOOD COAGULATION FACTORS; and many other types of proteins. Blood Protein,Plasma Protein,Plasma Proteins,Serum Protein,Serum Proteins,Protein, Blood,Protein, Plasma,Protein, Serum,Proteins, Blood,Proteins, Plasma,Proteins, Serum
D002867 Chromones 1,4-Benzopyrones,Chromone,1,4 Benzopyrones
D002999 Clone Cells A group of genetically identical cells all descended from a single common ancestral cell by mitosis in eukaryotes or by binary fission in prokaryotes. Clone cells also include populations of recombinant DNA molecules all carrying the same inserted sequence. (From King & Stansfield, Dictionary of Genetics, 4th ed) Clones,Cell, Clone,Cells, Clone,Clone,Clone Cell
D004791 Enzyme Inhibitors Compounds or agents that combine with an enzyme in such a manner as to prevent the normal substrate-enzyme combination and the catalytic reaction. Enzyme Inhibitor,Inhibitor, Enzyme,Inhibitors, Enzyme

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