학술논문

Non-essential and branched-chain amino acids differentially regulate insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 production and phosphorylation in HepG2 cells.
Document Type
Article
Source
Growth Factors. Feb2017, Vol. 35 Issue 1, p19-28. 10p.
Subject
*AMINO acids
*INSULIN-like growth factor-binding proteins
*PHOSPHORYLATION
*LIVER cancer
*POLYVINYLIDENE fluoride
Language
ISSN
0897-7194
Abstract
Deprivation of branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) induces insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 (IGFBP-1) production in HepG2 cells, while the role of non-essential amino acids (NEAAs) remains unknown. We investigated changes in IGFBP-1 production and phosphorylation induced by NEAAs and also examined its significance on IGF-I activity in HepG2 cells. We demonstrated that decreased BCAAs and increased NEAAs stimulated phosphorylated IGFBP-1 secretion. We also revealed that decreased BCAA-to-NEAA ratios enhanced phosphorylated IGFBP-1 secretion, while changes in the total amount of amino acids (AAs) had no effect. Phosphorylation of IGF-I receptor β-subunits mediated by exogenous IGF-I in HepG2 cells was inhibited by decreased BCAAs, increased NEAAs, and decreased BCAA-to-NEAA ratios, while the total amount of AAs had no effect. In addition to BCAAs, NEAAs are also responsible for the regulation of IGFBP-1 secretion and phosphorylation in HepG2 cells. Moreover, the balance of BCAAs and NEAAs regulated IGFBP-1 secretion and phosphorylation. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]