TY - JOUR
T1 - Stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 deficiency increases insulin signaling and glycogen accumulation in brown adipose tissue
AU - Rahman, Shaikh Mizanoor
AU - Dobrzyn, Agnieszka
AU - Lee, Seong Ho
AU - Dobrzyn, Pawel
AU - Miyazaki, Makoto
AU - Ntambi, James M.
PY - 2005/2
Y1 - 2005/2
N2 - Stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD) catalyzes the synthesis of oleate (C18:1) and palmitoleate (C16:1), which are the main monounsaturated fatty acids of membrane phospholipids, triglycerides, wax esters, and cholesterol esters. Previously, we showed that SCD1 deficiency elevates insulin-signaling components and downregulates protein-tyrosine phosphatase-1B (PTP-1B) in muscle, a major insulin-sensitive tissue. Here we found that, in brown adipose tissue (BAT), another insulin-sensitive tissue, the basal tyrosine phosphorylations of insulin receptor (IR) and IR substrates (IRS-1 and IRS-2) were upregulated in SCD1 -/- mice compared with wild-type mice. The association of IRS-1 and IRS-2 with the α-p85 subunit of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase as well as Akt-Ser473 and Akt-Thr308 phosphorylation is also elevated in the SCD1-/- mice. The mRNA expression, protein levels, and activity of PTP-1B implicated in the attenuation of the insulin signal are reduced in the SCD1-/- mice. The content of GLUT4 in the plasma membrane increased 2.5-fold, and this was accompanied by a 6-fold increase in glucose uptake in BAT of SCD1-/- mice. The increased glucose uptake was associated with higher glycogen synthase activity and glycogen accumulation. In the presence of insulin, [U-14C]glucose incorporation into glycogen was increased in BAT of SCD1-/- mice. Taken together, these studies illustrate increased insulin signaling and increased glycogen metabolism in BAT of SCD1-/- mice.
AB - Stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD) catalyzes the synthesis of oleate (C18:1) and palmitoleate (C16:1), which are the main monounsaturated fatty acids of membrane phospholipids, triglycerides, wax esters, and cholesterol esters. Previously, we showed that SCD1 deficiency elevates insulin-signaling components and downregulates protein-tyrosine phosphatase-1B (PTP-1B) in muscle, a major insulin-sensitive tissue. Here we found that, in brown adipose tissue (BAT), another insulin-sensitive tissue, the basal tyrosine phosphorylations of insulin receptor (IR) and IR substrates (IRS-1 and IRS-2) were upregulated in SCD1 -/- mice compared with wild-type mice. The association of IRS-1 and IRS-2 with the α-p85 subunit of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase as well as Akt-Ser473 and Akt-Thr308 phosphorylation is also elevated in the SCD1-/- mice. The mRNA expression, protein levels, and activity of PTP-1B implicated in the attenuation of the insulin signal are reduced in the SCD1-/- mice. The content of GLUT4 in the plasma membrane increased 2.5-fold, and this was accompanied by a 6-fold increase in glucose uptake in BAT of SCD1-/- mice. The increased glucose uptake was associated with higher glycogen synthase activity and glycogen accumulation. In the presence of insulin, [U-14C]glucose incorporation into glycogen was increased in BAT of SCD1-/- mice. Taken together, these studies illustrate increased insulin signaling and increased glycogen metabolism in BAT of SCD1-/- mice.
KW - Brown adipose tissue
KW - Insulin signaling
KW - Stearoyl-coenzyme A desaturase
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U2 - 10.1152/ajpendo.00314.2004
DO - 10.1152/ajpendo.00314.2004
M3 - Article
C2 - 15494611
AN - SCOPUS:12144268751
SN - 0193-1849
VL - 288
SP - E381-E387
JO - American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism
JF - American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism
IS - 2 51-2
ER -