
doi: 10.2741/1052
pmid: 12700065
Fusion of GLUT4 vesicles with the plasma membrane is a key terminal step in insulin-regulated glucose transport. This fusion event is mediated by SNARE proteins, syntaxin 4, SNAP23 and VAMP2, through a process regulated by accessory proteins whose roles are still unclear. Munc18c is a key regulatory protein of syntaxin, and possibly of whole-SNARE complex cycling. Rab GTPases, through interactions with tethering molecules and SNAREs, provide targeting specificity in the GLUT4 secretory pathway. We review here insulin-mediated signaling of glucose transport, and particularly the role played by SNAREs and their accessory proteins.
Protein Transport, Glucose Transporter Type 4, Monosaccharide Transport Proteins, Cytoplasmic Vesicles, Vesicular Transport Proteins, Animals, Humans, Membrane Proteins, Muscle Proteins, SNARE Proteins
Protein Transport, Glucose Transporter Type 4, Monosaccharide Transport Proteins, Cytoplasmic Vesicles, Vesicular Transport Proteins, Animals, Humans, Membrane Proteins, Muscle Proteins, SNARE Proteins
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