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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-10-12
pubmed:abstractText
Glucose transport in skeletal muscle is mediated by two distinct transporter isoforms, designated muscle/adipose glucose transporter (Glut4) and erythrocyte/HepG2/brain glucose transporter (Glut1), which differ in both abundance and membrane distribution. The present study was designed to investigate whether differences in insulin responsiveness of red and white muscle might be due to differential expression of the glucose transporter isoforms. Glucose transport, as well as Glut1 and Glut4 protein and mRNA levels, were determined in red and white portions of the quadriceps and gastrocnemius muscles of male Sprague-Dawley rats (body wt. approx. 250 g). Maximal glucose transport (in response to 100 nM-insulin) in the perfused hindlimb was 3.6 times greater in red than in white muscle. Red muscle contained approx. 5 times more total Glut4 protein and 2 times more Glut4 mRNA than white muscle, but there were no differences in the Glut1 protein or mRNA levels between the fibre types. Our data indicate that differences in responsiveness of glucose transport in specific skeletal muscle fibre types may be dependent upon the amount of Glut4 protein. Because this protein plays such an integral part in glucose transport in skeletal muscle, any impairment in its expression may play a role in insulin resistance.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0264-6021
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
270
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
397-400
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Insulin responsiveness in skeletal muscle is determined by glucose transporter (Glut4) protein level.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry, East Carolina University School of Medicine, Greenville, NC 27858.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.