Research Article1 September 1992free access Phosphatidylinositol 3′-kinase is activated by association with IRS-1 during insulin stimulation. J.M. Backer J.M. Backer Joslin Diabetes Center, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. Search for more papers by this author M.G. Myers Jr M.G. Myers Jr Joslin Diabetes Center, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. Search for more papers by this author S.E. Shoelson S.E. Shoelson Joslin Diabetes Center, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. Search for more papers by this author D.J. Chin D.J. Chin Joslin Diabetes Center, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. Search for more papers by this author X.J. Sun X.J. Sun Joslin Diabetes Center, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. Search for more papers by this author M. Miralpeix M. Miralpeix Joslin Diabetes Center, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. Search for more papers by this author P. Hu P. Hu Joslin Diabetes Center, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. Search for more papers by this author B. Margolis B. Margolis Joslin Diabetes Center, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. Search for more papers by this author E.Y. Skolnik E.Y. Skolnik Joslin Diabetes Center, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. Search for more papers by this author J. Schlessinger J. Schlessinger Joslin Diabetes Center, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. Search for more papers by this author J.M. Backer J.M. Backer Joslin Diabetes Center, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. Search for more papers by this author M.G. Myers Jr M.G. Myers Jr Joslin Diabetes Center, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. Search for more papers by this author S.E. Shoelson S.E. Shoelson Joslin Diabetes Center, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. Search for more papers by this author D.J. Chin D.J. Chin Joslin Diabetes Center, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. Search for more papers by this author X.J. Sun X.J. Sun Joslin Diabetes Center, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. Search for more papers by this author M. Miralpeix M. Miralpeix Joslin Diabetes Center, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. Search for more papers by this author P. Hu P. Hu Joslin Diabetes Center, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. Search for more papers by this author B. Margolis B. Margolis Joslin Diabetes Center, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. Search for more papers by this author E.Y. Skolnik E.Y. Skolnik Joslin Diabetes Center, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. Search for more papers by this author J. Schlessinger J. Schlessinger Joslin Diabetes Center, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. Search for more papers by this author Author Information J.M. Backer1, M.G. Myers1, S.E. Shoelson1, D.J. Chin1, X.J. Sun1, M. Miralpeix1, P. Hu1, B. Margolis1, E.Y. Skolnik1 and J. Schlessinger1 1Joslin Diabetes Center, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. The EMBO Journal (1992)11:3469-3479https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1460-2075.1992.tb05426.x PDFDownload PDF of article text and main figures. ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinked InMendeleyWechatReddit Figures & Info IRS-1 undergoes rapid tyrosine phosphorylation during insulin stimulation and forms a stable complex containing the 85 kDa subunit (p85) of the phosphatidylinositol (PtdIns) 3′-kinase, but p85 is not tyrosyl phosphorylated. IRS-1 contains nine tyrosine phosphorylation sites in YXXM (Tyr-Xxx-Xxx-Met) motifs. Formation of the IRS-1-PtdIns 3′-kinase complex in vitro is inhibited by synthetic peptides containing phosphorylated YXXM motifs, suggesting that the binding of PtdIns 3′-kinase to IRS-1 is mediated through the SH2 (src homology-2) domains of p85. Furthermore, overexpression of IRS-1 potentiates the activation of PtdIns 3-kinase in insulin-stimulated cells, and tyrosyl phosphorylated IRS-1 or peptides containing phosphorylated YXXM motifs activate PtdIns 3′-kinase in vitro. We conclude that the binding of tyrosyl phosphorylated IRS-1 to the SH2 domains of p85 is the critical step that activates PtdIns 3′-kinase during insulin stimulation. Previous ArticleNext Article Volume 11Issue 91 September 1992In this issue RelatedDetailsLoading ...