PMID- 11513750 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20011004 LR - 20211203 IS - 0264-6021 (Print) IS - 1470-8728 (Electronic) IS - 0264-6021 (Linking) VI - 358 IP - Pt 2 DP - 2001 Sep 1 TI - Glucose exerts a permissive effect on the regulation of the initiation factor 4E binding protein 4E-BP1. PG - 497-503 AB - The eukaryotic initiation factor 4E (eIF4E) binding protein (4E-BP1) interacts directly with eIF4E and prevents it from forming initiation factor (eIF4F) complexes required for the initiation of cap-dependent mRNA translation. Insulin and other agents induce the phosphorylation of 4E-BP1 at multiple sites, resulting in its release from eIF4E, and this involves signalling through the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR). Here we show that D-glucose promotes the ability of insulin to bring about the phosphorylation of 4E-BP1 and the formation of eIF4F complexes. This appears to involve facilitation of the phosphorylation of at least three phosphorylation sites on 4E-BP1, i.e. Thr-36, Thr-45 and Thr-69. Non-metabolizable glucose analogues cannot substitute for D-glucose, but other hexoses can. This suggests that a product of hexose metabolism mediates the permissive effect of glucose. The effect of glucose was concentration-dependent within the range 1-5 mM. In contrast with the situation for 4E-BP1, glucose does not allow full activation of the 70 kDa ribosomal protein S6 kinase (p70 S6k; another target of mTOR signalling) or phosphorylation, in vivo, of its substrate, ribosomal protein S6. Taken together with earlier data showing that amino acids regulate 4E-BP1 and p70 S6k, the present findings show that 4E-BP1 in particular is regulated in response to the availability of both amino acids and sugars. FAU - Patel, J AU - Patel J AD - Division of Molecular Physiology, School of Life Sciences, MSI/WTB Complex, Dow Street, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, Scotland, UK. FAU - Wang, X AU - Wang X FAU - Proud, C G AU - Proud CG LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - England TA - Biochem J JT - The Biochemical journal JID - 2984726R RN - 0 (Carrier Proteins) RN - 0 (Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2) RN - 0 (Hexoses) RN - 0 (Insulin) RN - 0 (Phosphoproteins) RN - EC 2.7.- (Protein Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - IY9XDZ35W2 (Glucose) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - CHO Cells MH - Carbohydrate Metabolism MH - Carrier Proteins/*metabolism MH - Cricetinae MH - Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2/metabolism MH - Glucose/*pharmacology MH - Hexoses/physiology MH - Insulin/pharmacology MH - Phosphoproteins/*metabolism MH - Phosphorylation MH - Protein Biosynthesis MH - Protein Kinases/physiology MH - Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases/metabolism MH - Signal Transduction MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases PMC - PMC1222084 EDAT- 2001/08/22 10:00 MHDA- 2001/10/05 10:01 PMCR- 2002/03/01 CRDT- 2001/08/22 10:00 PHST- 2001/08/22 10:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2001/10/05 10:01 [medline] PHST- 2001/08/22 10:00 [entrez] PHST- 2002/03/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1042/0264-6021:3580497 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biochem J. 2001 Sep 1;358(Pt 2):497-503. doi: 10.1042/0264-6021:3580497.