Regulation of insulin receptor substrate 1 pleckstrin homology domain by protein kinase C: Role of serine 24 phosphorylation

Ranmali Nawaratne, Alexander Gray, Christina H. Jørgensen, C. Peter Downes, Kenneth Siddle, Jaswinder K. Sethi (Lead / Corresponding author)

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    Abstract

    Phosphorylation of insulin receptor substrate (IRS) proteins on serine residues is an important post-translational modification that is linked to insulin resistance. Several phosphoserine sites on IRS1 have been identified; the majority are located proximal to the phosphotryosine-binding domain or near key receptor tyrosine kinase substrate and/or Src-homology 2 domain-binding sites. Here we report on the characterization of a serine phosphorylation site in the N-terminal pleckstrin homology (PH) domain of IRS1. Bioinformatic tools identify serine 24 (Ser24) as a putative substrate site for the protein kinase C (PKC) family of serine kinases. We demonstrate that this site is indeed a bona fide substrate for conventional PKC. In vivo, IRS-1 is also phosphorylated on Ser24 after phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate treatment of cells, and isoform-selective inhibitor studies suggest the involvement of PKCα. By comparing the pharmacological characteristics of phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate-stimulated Ser24 phosphorylation with phosphorylation at two other sites previously linked to PKC activity (Ser307 and Ser612), we show that PKCα is likely to be directly involved in Ser24 phosphorylation, but indirectly involved in Ser307 and Ser612 phosphorylation. Using Ser24Asp IRS-1 mutants to mimic the phosphorylated residue, we demonstrate that the phosphorylation status of Ser24 does play an important role in regulating phosphoinositide binding to, and the intracellular localization of, the IRS1-PH domain, which can ultimately impinge on insulin-stimulated glucose uptake. Hence we provide evidence that IRS1-PH domain function is important for normal insulin signaling and is regulated by serine phosphorylation in a manner that could contribute to insulin resistance.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1838-1852
    Number of pages15
    JournalMolecular Endocrinology
    Volume20
    Issue number8
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2006

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Molecular Biology
    • Endocrinology

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