MG53-IRS-1 (Mitsugumin 53-Insulin Receptor Substrate-1) Interaction Disruptor Sensitizes Insulin Signaling in Skeletal Muscle.

Mitsugumin 53 (MG53) is an E3 ligase that interacts with and ubiquitinates insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1) in skeletal muscle; thus, an MG53-IRS-1 interaction disruptor (MID), which potentially sensitizes insulin signaling with an elevated level of IRS-1 in skeletal muscle, is an excellent candidate for treating insulin resistance. To screen for ...
an MID, we developed a bimolecular luminescence complementation system using an N-terminal luciferase fragment fused with IRS-1 and a C-terminal luciferase fragment fused with an MG53 C14A mutant that binds to IRS-1 but does not have E3 ligase activity. An MID, which was discovered using the bimolecular luminescence complementation system, disrupted the molecular association of MG53 with IRS-1, thus abolishing MG53-mediated IRS-1 ubiquitination and degradation. Thus, the MID sensitized insulin signaling and increased insulin-elicited glucose uptake with an elevated level of IRS-1 in C2C12 myotubes. These data indicate that this MID holds promise as a drug candidate for treating insulin resistance.
Mesh Terms:
Carrier Proteins, Cells, Cultured, Humans, Insulin, Insulin Receptor Substrate Proteins, Insulin Resistance, Microtubule Proteins, Muscle Fibers, Skeletal, Muscle, Skeletal, Nuclear Proteins, Phosphorylation, Protein Interaction Maps, Proteolysis, Signal Transduction, Small Molecule Libraries, Transcription Factors, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases, Ubiquitination
J. Biol. Chem.
Date: Dec. 23, 2016
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