PMID- 22384078 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20120827 LR - 20230106 IS - 1932-6203 (Electronic) IS - 1932-6203 (Linking) VI - 7 IP - 2 DP - 2012 TI - (+)-Rutamarin as a dual inducer of both GLUT4 translocation and expression efficiently ameliorates glucose homeostasis in insulin-resistant mice. PG - e31811 LID - 10.1371/journal.pone.0031811 [doi] LID - e31811 AB - Glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) is a principal glucose transporter in response to insulin, and impaired translocation or decreased expression of GLUT4 is believed to be one of the major pathological features of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Therefore, induction of GLUT4 translocation or/and expression is a promising strategy for anti-T2DM drug discovery. Here we report that the natural product (+)-Rutamarin (Rut) functions as an efficient dual inducer on both insulin-induced GLUT4 translocation and expression. Rut-treated 3T3-L1 adipocytes exhibit efficiently enhanced insulin-induced glucose uptake, while diet-induced obese (DIO) mice based assays further confirm the Rut-induced improvement of glucose homeostasis and insulin sensitivity in vivo. Subsequent investigation of Rut acting targets indicates that as a specific protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) inhibitor Rut induces basal GLUT4 translocation to some extent and largely enhances insulin-induced GLUT4 translocation through PI3 kinase-AKT/PKB pathway, while as an agonist of retinoid X receptor alpha (RXRalpha), Rut potently increases GLUT4 expression. Furthermore, by using molecular modeling and crystallographic approaches, the possible binding modes of Rut to these two targets have been also determined at atomic levels. All our results have thus highlighted the potential of Rut as both a valuable lead compound for anti-T2DM drug discovery and a promising chemical probe for GLUT4 associated pathways exploration. FAU - Zhang, Yu AU - Zhang Y AD - State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China. FAU - Zhang, Haitao AU - Zhang H FAU - Yao, Xin-Gang AU - Yao XG FAU - Shen, Hong AU - Shen H FAU - Chen, Jing AU - Chen J FAU - Li, Chenjing AU - Li C FAU - Chen, Lili AU - Chen L FAU - Zheng, Mingyue AU - Zheng M FAU - Ye, Jiming AU - Ye J FAU - Hu, Lihong AU - Hu L FAU - Shen, Xu AU - Shen X FAU - Jiang, Hualiang AU - Jiang H LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20120227 PL - United States TA - PLoS One JT - PloS one JID - 101285081 RN - 0 (Benzopyrans) RN - 0 (Glucose Transporter Type 4) RN - 0 (Insulin) RN - 0 (Slc2a4 protein, mouse) RN - 14882-94-1 (rutamarin) RN - EC 3.1.3.48 (Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 1) RN - EC 3.1.3.48 (Ptpn1 protein, mouse) RN - IY9XDZ35W2 (Glucose) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Benzopyrans/metabolism MH - CHO Cells MH - Cricetinae MH - Cricetulus MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/therapy MH - Gene Expression Regulation MH - Glucose/*metabolism MH - Glucose Transporter Type 4/genetics/*physiology MH - HEK293 Cells MH - Homeostasis MH - Humans MH - Insulin/*metabolism MH - Insulin Resistance MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Mice, Obese MH - NIH 3T3 Cells MH - Protein Transport MH - Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 1/metabolism PMC - PMC3288053 COIS- Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. EDAT- 2012/03/03 06:00 MHDA- 2012/08/28 06:00 PMCR- 2012/02/27 CRDT- 2012/03/03 06:00 PHST- 2011/07/04 00:00 [received] PHST- 2012/01/16 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2012/03/03 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/03/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/08/28 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2012/02/27 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - PONE-D-11-12524 [pii] AID - 10.1371/journal.pone.0031811 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - PLoS One. 2012;7(2):e31811. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0031811. Epub 2012 Feb 27.