A Fluorescent Indicator for Tyrosine Phosphorylation-Based Insulin Signaling Pathways

A fluorescent indicator for tyrosine phosphorylation-based insulin signaling is described. Upon binding of insulin to cell-surface insulin receptor, the receptor phosphorylates tyrosine residues of insulin receptor substrate 1 (IRS-1) in the cell. A fluorescent indicator was designed by using synthe...

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Veröffentlicht in:Analytical chemistry (Washington) 1999-09, Vol.71 (18), p.3948-3954
Hauptverfasser: Sato, Moritoshi, Ozawa, Takeaki, Yoshida, Taishi, Umezawa, Yoshio
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Zusammenfassung:A fluorescent indicator for tyrosine phosphorylation-based insulin signaling is described. Upon binding of insulin to cell-surface insulin receptor, the receptor phosphorylates tyrosine residues of insulin receptor substrate 1 (IRS-1) in the cell. A fluorescent indicator was designed by using synthetic phosphopeptide pY939 derived from the tyrosine phosphorylation domain of IRS-1 and its target protein SH2N containing an N-terminal SH2 domain of PI 3-kinase. The SH2N protein and pY939 phosphopeptide were labeled with fluorescein (F-SH2N) and tetramethylrhodamine (T-pY939), respectively. Formation of a F-SH2N−T-pY939 complex (termed a fluorescence resonance energy-transfer (FRET) pair) was evaluated from a change in a fluorescence emission spectrum based on FRET between the two fluorophores. The FRET pair was formed to dissociate in competition with the unlabeled pY939 phosphopeptide, resulting in a decrease in a pY939 phosphopeptide-dependent FRET emission at 580 nm and causing an increase in emission at 520 nm. Tyrosine phosphorylation by the partially purified insulin receptor of substrate peptide Y939 was detected with this formed FRET pair, and resulting changes in fluorescence emission spectra were observed for insulin concentration from about 1.0 × 10-9 to 1.0 × 10-6 M. These results indicated that the FRET pair served as a competitive fluorescent indicator for tyrosine phosphorylation-based insulin signaling.
ISSN:0003-2700
1520-6882
DOI:10.1021/ac990318d