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ArticleJournal of cell science2022

Knockout of syntaxin-4 in 3T3-L1 adipocytes reveals new insight into GLUT4 trafficking and adiponectin secretion.

Hannah L Black, Rachel Livingstone, Cynthia C Mastick, Mohammed Al Tobi, Holly Taylor, Angéline Geiser, Laura Stirrat, Dimitrios Kioumourtzoglou, John R Petrie, James G Boyle and 2 more

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Article in Journal of cell science, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Hannah L BlackDepartment of Biology and York Biomedical Research Institute, University of York. Heslington, York YO10 5DD, UK.
Rachel LivingstoneHenry Wellcome Laboratory for Cell Biology, Institute for Molecular, Cellular and Systems Biology, College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.
Cynthia C MastickHenry Wellcome Laboratory for Cell Biology, Institute for Molecular, Cellular and Systems Biology, College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.
Mohammed Al TobiHenry Wellcome Laboratory for Cell Biology, Institute for Molecular, Cellular and Systems Biology, College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.
Holly TaylorStrathclyde Institute for Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, 161 Cathedral Street, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0RE, UK.
Angéline GeiserStrathclyde Institute for Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, 161 Cathedral Street, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0RE, UK.
Laura StirratStrathclyde Institute for Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, 161 Cathedral Street, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0RE, UK.
Dimitrios KioumourtzoglouDepartment of Biology and York Biomedical Research Institute, University of York. Heslington, York YO10 5DD, UK.
John R PetrieInstitute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ. UK.
James G BoyleInstitute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ. UK.
Nia J BryantDepartment of Biology and York Biomedical Research Institute, University of York. Heslington, York YO10 5DD, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-7431-3809
Gwyn W GouldStrathclyde Institute for Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, 161 Cathedral Street, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0RE, UK.
University of Glasgow · GBUniversity of Strathclyde · GBUniversity of York · GBUniversity of Nevada, Reno · US

Funding

Diabetes UK 15/0005246Diabetes UK 17/0005605
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adipocytes are key to metabolic regulation, exhibiting insulin-stimulated glucose transport that is underpinned by the insulin-stimulated delivery of glucose transporter type 4 (SLC2A4, also known and hereafter referred to as GLUT4)-containing vesicles to the plasma membrane where they dock and fuse, and increase cell surface GLUT4 levels. Adipocytokines, such as adiponectin, are secreted via a similar mechanism. We used genome editing to knock out syntaxin-4, a protein reported to mediate fusion between GLUT4-containing vesicles and the plasma membrane in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Syntaxin-4 knockout reduced insulin-stimulated glucose transport and adiponectin secretion by ∼50% and reduced GLUT4 levels. Ectopic expression of haemagglutinin (HA)-tagged GLUT4 conjugated to GFP showed that syntaxin-4-knockout cells retain significant GLUT4 translocation capacity, demonstrating that syntaxin-4 is dispensable for insulin-stimulated GLUT4 translocation. Analysis of recycling kinetics revealed only a modest reduction in the exocytic rate of GLUT4 in knockout cells, and little effect on endocytosis. These analyses demonstrate that syntaxin-4 is not always rate limiting for GLUT4 delivery to the cell surface. In sum, we show that syntaxin-4 knockout results in reduced insulin-stimulated glucose transport, depletion of cellular GLUT4 levels and inhibition of adiponectin secretion but has only modest effects on the translocation capacity of the cells. This article has an associated First Person interview with Hannah L. Black and Rachel Livingstone, joint first authors of the paper.

Indexed as

AdipocytesAdiponectin3T3 Cells3T3-L1 CellsAnimalsCell MembraneGlucose Transporter Type 4HumansInsulinMiceQa-SNARE ProteinsAdiponectinGlucose Transporter Type 4InsulinQa-SNARE ProteinsStx4a protein, mouseGLUT4Membrane traffickingSNARESyntaxin

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PMID34859814
PMCPMC8767277
OpenAlexW3217419626

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