We have shown previously that insulin promotes phosphorylation and activation of farnesyltransferase and geranylgeranyltransferase (GGTase) II. We have now examined the effect of insulin on geranylgeranyltransferase I in MCF-7 breast cancer cells. Insulin increased GGTase I activity 3-fold and augmented the amounts of geranylgeranylated Rho-A by 18%. Both effects of the insulin were blocked by an inhibitor of GGTase I, GGTI-286. The insulin-induced increases in the amounts of geranylgeranylated Rho-A resulted in potentiation of the Rho-A-mediated effects of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) on a serum response element-luciferase construct. Preincubation of cells with insulin augmented the LPA-stimulated serum response element-luciferase activation to 12-fold, compared with just 6-fold for LPA alone (p < 0.05). The potentiating effect of insulin was dose-dependent, inhibited by GGTI-286 and not mimicked by insulin-like growth factor-1. We conclude that insulin activates GGTase I, increases the amounts of geranylgeranylated Rho-A protein, and potentiates the Rho-A-dependent nuclear effects of LPA in MCF-7 breast cancer cells.
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