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Treatment of cells with okadaic acid, a protein phosphatase inhibitor,
leads to an insulin-resistant state without modification in the tyros
ine kinase activity of the receptor toward exogenous substrates. In 3T
3-L1 adipocytes, okadaic acid induced a similar dose dependent inhibit
ion of the insulin effect on deoxyglucose uptake, phosphatidylinositol
3-kinase (PI 3-kinase) activation, and insulin receptor substrate (IR
S) 1 tyrosine phosphorylation. Simultaneously, in okadaic acid-treated
3T3-L1 adipocytes, the reduced IRS 1 tyrosine phosphorylation was lin
ked to a decrease in its electrophoretic mobility due to phosphorylati
on on serine/threonine residues. This phosphorylation appeared to resu
lt from the activation of cytosolic kinase(s). Furthermore, using in v
itro reconstitution, we show that, compared to IRS 1 immunopurified fr
om untreated cells, the IRS 1 obtained from okadaic acid-treated cells
had a reduced capacity to be phosphorylated by insulin receptors and,
concomitantly, to bind PI and kinase, Taken together these data sugge
st that serine/threonine phosphorylation of IRS 1 induced by okadaic a
cid reduces the ability of the insulin receptor to phosphorylate IRS 1
and to dock one of its interacting molecules, i.e. PI 3-kinase. Final
ly, the inhibitory effect of okadaic acid on the stimulatory action of
insulin on glucose transport suggests that the serine/threonine phosp
horylation of IRS 1 might represent a key regulatory mechanism of insu
lin action.