Temporal phosphoproteomics reveals circuitry of phased propagation in insulin signaling

ABSTRACT: Insulin is a pleiotropic hormone that elicits its metabolic and mitogenic actions through numerous rapid and reversible protein phosphorylations. The temporal regulation of insulin’s intracellular signaling cascade is highly complex and insufficiently understood. We conducted a time-resolved analysis of the global insulin-regulated phosphoproteome of differentiated human primary myotubes derived from satellite cells of healthy donors using high-resolution mass spectrometry. Identification and tracking of ~13,000 phosphosites over time revealed a highly complex and coordinated network of transient phosphorylation and dephosphorylation events that can be allocated to time-phased regulation of distinct and non-overlapping subcellular pathways. Advanced network analysis combining protein-protein-interaction (PPI) resources and investigation of donor variability in phosphosite occupancy over time identifies novel putative candidates in non-canonical insulin signaling and key regulatory nodes that are likely essential for signal propagation. Lastly we found that insulin-regulated phosphorylation of the pre-catalytic spliceosome complex is associated with acute alternative splicing events in the transcriptome of human skeletal muscle. Our findings highlight the temporal relevance of protein phosphorylations and suggest that synchronized contributions of multiple signaling pathways form part of the circuitry for propagating information to insulin effector sites.

INSTRUMENT(S): Orbitrap Fusion Lumos

ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (human)

TISSUE(S): Cell Culture, Myotube

DISEASE(S): Disease Free

SUBMITTER: Michael Turewicz  

LAB HEAD: Hadi Al-Hasani

PROVIDER: PXD043599 | Pride | 2025-02-13

REPOSITORIES: pride