Insulin-dependent release of 5'-nucleotidase and alkaline phosphatase from liver plasma membranes

Insulin treatment of isolated liver plasma membranes induced the release of 5'-nucleotidase and alkaline phosphatase. This effect was maximal at physiological hormone concentrations, being 36% and 17% for 5'-nucleotidase and alkaline phosphatase respectively, and was fully mimicked by the phosphatidylinositol specific phospholipase C (PI-PLC), thus confirming the presence of a glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchoring-system for these exofacial enzymatic proteins. The complete inhibition of insulin dependent enzyme release by neomycin is strongly supportive of an involvement of membrane-located PI-PLC activity. In addition, the insulin-like effect on enzyme release induced by the GTP non-hydrolysable analog, GTP-gamma-S, and its sensitivity to the pertussis toxin are in favour of a mediatory role exerted by the G proteins system, in the transduction of some actions of insulin.