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ArticleBMC cell biology2008

An intracellular motif of GLUT4 regulates fusion of GLUT4-containing vesicles.

Catherine A Heyward, Trevor R Pettitt, Sophie E Leney, Gavin I Welsh, Jeremy M Tavaré, Michael J O Wakelam

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Article in BMC cell biology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Synaptic vesicle-like lipidome of human cytomegalovirus virions reveals a role for SNARE machinery in virion egress.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2011
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Catherine A HeywardCR-UK Institute for Cancer Studies, Birmingham University, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK. c.a.heyward@liverpool.ac.uk
Trevor R Pettitt
Sophie E Leney
Gavin I Welsh
Jeremy M Tavaré
Michael J O Wakelam
University of Bristol · GBUniversity of Birmingham · GBBabraham Institute · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council G7708269Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInsulin stimulates glucose uptake by adipocytes through increasing translocation of the glucose transporter GLUT4 from an intracellular compartment to the plasma membrane. Fusion of GLUT4-containing vesicles at the cell surface is thought to involve phospholipase D activity, generating the signalling lipid phosphatidic acid, although the mechanism of action is not yet clear.

resultsHere we report the identification of a putative phosphatidic acid-binding motif in a GLUT4 intracellular loop. Mutation of this motif causes a decrease in the insulin-induced exposure of GLUT4 at the cell surface of 3T3-L1 adipocytes via an effect on vesicle fusion.

conclusionThe potential phosphatidic acid-binding motif identified in this study is unique to GLUT4 among the sugar transporters, therefore this motif may provide a unique mechanism for regulating insulin-induced translocation by phospholipase D signalling.

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3T3-L1 CellsAdipocytesAmino Acid MotifsAnimalsBiological Transport, ActiveCytoplasmic VesiclesGlucoseGlucose Transporter Type 4InsulinMembrane FusionMiceMutagenesisMutant ProteinsMutationPeptide LibraryTransfectionGlucoseGlucose Transporter Type 4InsulinMutant ProteinsPeptide Library

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PMID18492238
PMCPMC2405794
OpenAlexW2019083627

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