Role of eIF4E in stimulation of protein synthesis by IGF-I in perfused rat skeletal muscle |
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Authors: | Vary T C Jefferson L S Kimball S R |
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Institution: | Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, USA. tvary@psghs.edu |
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Abstract: | Insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) promotes anabolism by stimulating protein synthesis in skeletal muscle. In the present study, we have examined mechanisms by which IGF-I stimulates protein synthesis in skeletal muscle with a perfused rat hindlimb preparation. IGF-I (10 nM) stimulated protein synthesis over 2.7-fold. Total RNA content was unaffected, but translational efficiency was increased by IGF-I. We next examined the effect of IGF-I on eukaryotic initiation factor (eIF) 4E as a mechanism regulating translation initiation. IGF-I did not alter either the amount of eIF4E associated with the eIF4E binding protein 4E-BP1 or the phosphorylation state of 4E-BP1. Likewise, the phosphorylation state of eIF4E was unaltered by IGF-I. In contrast, the amount of eIF4E bound to eIF4G was increased threefold by IGF-I. We conclude that IGF-I regulates protein synthesis in skeletal muscle by enhancing formation of the active eIF4E x eIF4G complex. |
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