Inhibition of the insulin receptor tyrosine kinase by sphingosine
- 1 August 1991
- journal article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Biochemistry
- Vol. 30 (31), 7747-7754
- https://doi.org/10.1021/bi00245a011
Abstract
Sphingosine inhibits autophosphorylation of the insulin receptor tyrosine kinase in vitro and in situ. This lysosphingolipid has been shown previously to inhibit the Ca2+/lipid-dependent protein kinase C. Here we show that insulin-dependent autophosphorylation of partially purified insulin receptor is half-maximally inhibited by 145 microM sphingosine (9 mol %) in Triton X-100 micelles. Half-maximal inhibition of protein kinase C autophosphorylation occurs with 60 microM sphingosine (3.4 mol %) in Triton X-100 mixed micelles containing phosphatidylserine and diacylglycerol. Sphingomyelin does not inhibit significantly the insulin receptor, suggesting that, as with protein kinase C, the free amino group may be essential for inhibition. Similar to the effects observed for protein kinase C, inhibition of the insulin receptor kinase by sphingosine is reduced in the presence of other lipids. However, the reduction displays a marked dependence on the lipid species: phosphatidylserine, but not a mixture of lipids compositionally similar to the cell membrane, markedly reduces the potency of sphingosine inhibition. The inhibition occurs at the level of the protein/membrane interaction: a soluble form of the insulin receptor comprising the cytoplasmic kinase domain is resistant to sphingosine inhibition. Lastly, sphingosine inhibits the insulin-stimulated rate of tyrosine phosphorylation of the insulin receptor in NIH 3T3 cells expressing the human insulin receptor. These results suggest that sphingosine alters membrane function independently of protein kinase C.Keywords
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