Insulin receptor substrate 1 overexpression promotes survival of glioblastoma cells through AKT1 activation.

Insulin receptor substrate 1 overexpression promotes survival of glioblastoma cells through AKT1 activation. Folia Neuropathol. 2020;58(1):38-44 Authors: Gorgisen G, Yaren Z Abstract Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common and malignant type of central nervous system tumours in adults. Strict regulation of glucose homeostasis has a significant role in GBM pathogenesis. Insulin receptor substrate 1 (IRS1) protein is the most important adaptor molecule involved in the regulation of glucose metabolism. It interacts with many cancer-related receptors and its overexpression is strongly associated with cell proliferation and survival. Our study was aimed to understand the role of IRS1 proteins in GBM cell viability. U-87 MG cells were transfected with pcDNA3.1-flagtagged-human IRS1 expression vector. Insulin induced phosphorylation levels of IRS1, AKT1 and ERK1/2 and Grb2 expression were examined to determine the effects of ectopic IRS1 overexpression on insulin signalling and the viability levels of U-87 MG cells were determined by MTT analysis. Overexpression of IRS1 in U-87 MG cells led to an increase in cell viability. Its overexpression also increased Grb2 expression and phosphorylation of AKT1 through elevation of IRS1 tyrosine phosphorylation in IRS1-transfected U-87 MG cells compared to control and mock transfected groups. Our study showed that increased IRS1 expression and activation may promote the cell viability via AKT...
Source: Folia Neuropathologica - Category: Pathology Authors: Tags: Folia Neuropathol Source Type: research