Characterization of insulin receptor substrate 4 in human embryonic kidney 293 cells.

We recently cloned IRS-4, a new member of the insulin receptor substrate (IRS) family. In this study we have characterized IRS-4 in human embryonic kidney 293 cells, where it was originally discovered. IRS-4 was the predominant insulin-elicited phosphotyrosine protein in these cells. Subcellular fractionation revealed that about 50% of IRS-4 ...
was located in cellular membranes, and immunofluorescence indicated that IRS-4 was concentrated at the plasma membrane. Immunoelectron microscopy conclusively established that a large portion of the IRS-4 was located at the cytoplasmic surface of the plasma membrane in both the unstimulated and insulin-treated states. IRS-4 was found to be associated with two src homology 2 (SH2) domain-containing proteins, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and Grb2, the adaptor to the guanine nucleotide exchange factor for Ras. On the other hand, no significant association was detected with two other SH2 domain proteins, the SH2-containing protein tyrosine phosphatase 2 and phospholipase Cgamma. Insulin-like growth factor I acting through its receptor was as effective as insulin in eliciting tyrosine phosphorylation of IRS-4, but interleukin 4 and epidermal growth factor were ineffective.
Mesh Terms:
Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing, Cell Line, Growth Substances, Humans, Insulin Receptor Substrate Proteins, Kidney, Microscopy, Immunoelectron, Phosphoproteins, Phosphorylation, RNA, Messenger, Subcellular Fractions, Tyrosine, src Homology Domains
J. Biol. Chem.
Date: Apr. 24, 1998
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