Phosphorylation of CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein alpha regulates GLUT4 expression and glucose transport in adipocytes.

The Journal of Biological Chemistry
Hyuk C ChaOrmond A MacDougald

Abstract

The transcription factor CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein alpha (C/EBPalpha) is required during adipogenesis for development of insulin-stimulated glucose uptake. Modes for regulating this function of C/EBPalpha have yet to be determined. Phosphorylation of C/EBPalpha on Ser-21 has been implicated in the regulation of granulopoiesis and hepatic gene expression. To explore the role of Ser-21 phosphorylation on C/EBPalpha function during adipogenesis, we developed constructs in which Ser-21 was mutated to alanine (S21A) to model dephosphorylation. In two cell culture models deficient in endogenous C/EBPalpha, enforced expression of S21A-C/EBPalpha resulted in normal lipid accumulation and expression of many adipogenic markers. However, S21A-C/EBPalpha had impaired ability to activate the Glut4 promoter specifically, and S21A-C/EBPalpha expression resulted in diminished GLUT4 and adiponectin expression, as well as reduced insulin-stimulated glucose uptake. No defects in insulin signaling or GLUT4 vesicle trafficking were identified with S21A-C/EBPalpha expression, and when exogenous GLUT4 expression was enforced to normalize expression in S21A-C/EBPalpha cells, insulin-responsive glucose transport was reconstituted, suggesting that ...Continue Reading

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