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  • Title: Regulation of cap-dependent translation by insulin-like growth factor-1 in neuronal cells.
    Author: Quevedo C, Salinas M, Alcázar A.
    Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun; 2002 Mar 01; 291(3):560-6. PubMed ID: 11855825.
    Abstract:
    Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) both promotes survival and activates protein synthesis in neurons. In the present paper, we investigate the effect of IGF-1 treatment on cap-dependent translation in primary cultured neuronal cells. IGF-1 treatment increased the phosphorylation of eukaryotic initiation factor (eIF)-4E-binding protein 1 (4E-BP1), exclusively at Thr-36 and Thr-45 residues, and eIF-4G phosphorylation at Ser-1108. In contrast, a significant eIF-4E dephosphorylation was found. In parallel, increased eIF-4E/4G assembly and protein synthesis activation in response to IGF-1 treatment were observed. The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3-K) inhibitor wortmannin and the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor rapamycin, but not the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)-activating kinase (MEK) inhibitor PD98059, reversed the IGF-1-induced effects observed on eIF-4E/4G assembly and phosphorylation status of 4E-BP1, eIF-4E, and eIF-4G. Therefore, our findings show that the IGF-1-induced regulation of cap-dependent translation is largely dependent on the PI-3K and mTOR pathway in neuronal cells.
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