University of Michigan Department of Internal Medicine
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Faculty

Alan R. Saltiel, Ph.D.
Director, Life Sciences Institute
Professor of Internal Medicine and Physiology

saltiel@umich.edu
734/615-9787

 

   

Research Interests

Alan R. Saltiel, PhD investigates the hormone insulin and its role in regulating cellular sugar levels. This work is now expanding into an investigation of how cells send and receive signals, which may lead to new treatments for diabetes, as well as new understandings of colon cancer, heart disease, and nerve growth.

Education

1975 A.B. Zoology, Duke University

1980, Ph.D. Biochemistry, University of North Carolina

Postgraduate Training

Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Mentor: Pedro Cuatrecasas, Dept. of Molecular Biology1981-1984 Wellcome Research Laboratories

Honors and Awards

1975 Graduation with Magna Cum Laude Distinction, Duke University

1975 Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Honor Award

1984 NIH New Investigator Award

1984 American Diabetes Association Rosalyn S. Yalow Research and Develoment Award

1986 Irma T. Hirschl Scholar

1989 Established Investigator, American Heart Association

1990 John Jacob Abel Award, American Society of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

2001 Election to American Society of Clinical Investigation (Honorary)

2004 Kroc Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania

2005 Santiago Lecturer, Washington University, St. Louis

2005 Election to the Institute of Medicine, National Academies of Sciences

2006 Distinguished Scientist in Basic Research, Clinical Ligand Assay Society

Recent Publications

Chiang, S-H, Hou, J.C., Hwang, J., Pessin, J.E. and Saltiel, A.R. “Cloning and Functional Characterization of Related TC10 Isoforms, a Subfamily of Rho Proteins Involved in Insulin-Stimulated Glucose Transport” (2002) J. Biol. Chem. 277, 13067

Liu, J., Kimura, A., Bauman, C.A. and Saltiel, A.R. “APS Mediates c-Cbl Tyrosine Phosphorylation and GLUT4 Translocation in Response to Insulin in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes” (2002) Mol. Cell. Biol. 22, 3599

Kanzaki, M., Watson, R.T., Hou, J.C., Stamnes, M., Saltiel, A.R. and Pessin, J.E. ”The Small GTP-Binding Protein TC10 Differentially Regulates Two Distinct Populations of Filamentous Actin in 3T3L1 Adipocytes” (2002) Mol. Biol. Cell 13, 2334

Kimura, A., Mora, S., Shigematsu, S., Pessin, J.E. and Saltiel, A.R. “The Insulin Receptor Catalyzes the Tyrosine Phosphorylation of Caveolin 1” (2002) J. Biol. Chem. 277, 30153.

Chang, L. Adams, R. and Saltiel, A.R. “The TC10-interacting Protein CIP4/2 is Required for Insulin-Stimulated Glut4 Translocation in 3T3L1 Adipocytes” (2002) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 99, 12835

Watson, R.T., Furukawa, M., Chiang, S-H, Boeglin, D., Kanzaki, M., Saltiel, A.R. and Pessin, J.E. “The Exocytotic Trafficking of TC10 Occurs through both Classical and Nonclassical Secretory Transport Pathways in 3T3L1 Adipocytes” (2003) Mol. Cell. Biol. 23, 961

Zhang, M. Kimura, A. and Saltiel, A.R. “Cloning and Characterization of CAP Splicing Isoforms” (2003) Mol. Med. 9, 18

Inoue, M., Chang, L., Hwang, J., Chiang, S-H, and Saltiel, A.R. “The Exocyst Complex is Required for Targeting of Glut4 to the Plasma Membrane by Insulin” (2003) Nature 422, 629

Crosson, S.M., Printen, J., Kahn, A., Pessin, J.E., and Saltiel, A.R. “PTG Gene Deletion Causes Impaired Glycogen Synthesis and Developmental Insulin Resistance” (2003) J. Clin. Invest. 111: 1423

Chiang, S-H, Hwang, J., Legendre, M., Zhang, M., Kimura A. and Saltiel, A.R. “TCGAP, A Multidomain Rho GTPase Activating Protein that Regulates Insulin-Stimulated Glucose Transport” (2003) 22, 2679

Liu, J. DeYoung, S.M., Hwang, J., O’Leary, E. and. Saltiel, A.R. “The Roles of Cbl-b and c-Cbl in Insulin-Stimulated Glucose Transport” (2003) 278, 36754

Hu,J., Liu, J., Ghirlando, R., Saltiel, A.R., and Hubbard, S.R. “Structural Basis for Recruitment of the Adapter Protein APS to the Activated Insulin Receptor” (2003) Molecular Cell 12, 1379

Kanzaki, M., Mora, S., Huang, J., Saltiel, A.R. and Pessin, J.E. “Atypical Protein Kinase C (PKCz/l) is a convergent downstream target of the insulin-stimulated phosphatidylinositol (PI) 3-kinase and TC10 signaling pathways” (2004) J. Cell Biol. 164, 279

Voisine, P., Ruel, M., Khan, T.A., Bianchi, C., Xu, S-H, Kohane, I., Libermann, T.A., Out, H., Saltiel, A.R., and Selke, F.W. "Differences in Gene Expression Profiles of Diabetic and Non-diabetic Patients Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Cardioplegic Arrest" Circulation (2004) 110, 280-286

Liu, J., DeYong, S., Zhang, M., Dold, L.H. and Saltiel, A.R. "The SPFH domain of flotillin-1 contains distinct sequences that direct plasma membrane localization and protein interaactions in 3T3-L1 adipocyctes" (2005) J. Biol. Chem. 280, 16125

Liu, J., DeYong, S.M., Zhang, M., Zang, M. and Saltiel, A.R. "Changes in Integrin Expression During Adipocyte Differentiation" (2005) Cell Metabolism 2, 165 (feature cover article)

Chun, T-W, Hotary, K.B., Sabeh, F., Saltiel, A.R., Holmeck, K., Birkedal-Hansen, H., Allen, E.D., and Weiss, S.J. "A pericellular collagenase diredirects the 3-eimensional development of whie adipose tissue" Cell 5, 125 (2006)

Inoue, M., Chiang, S-H, Chang, L., Chen, X-W and Saltiel, A.R. "Compartmentalization of the Exocyst Complex in Lipid Rafts Controls Glut4 Vesicle Tethering" Mol Biol. Cell 17, 2303 (2006)

Cheng , A., Zhang, M., Crosson, S., Bao, A. and Saltiel, A.R. "Regulation of the PTG promoter by the FoxA2 forkhead protein and by cAMP i hepatoma cells" (2006) Endocrinology 147, 3606

Lab Projects

CVs from interested candidates may be forwarded to saltiel@umich.edu

Additional Lab Links

Life Sciences Institute

Saltiel Lab Homepage

Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Cellular and Molecular Biology Program

Lab Members

Post-Doctoral Fellows:

Merlijn Bazuine, Ph.D.: bazuine@umich.edu
Research Fellow, Life Sciences Institute

David E. Bridges, Ph.D.: davebrid@umich.edu
Research Fellow, Life Sciences Institute

Alan Cheng, Ph.D.: alacheng@umich.edu
Research Fellow, Life Sciences Institute

Carey N. Lumeng, M.D., Ph.D.: clumeng@umich.edu
Resident, Pediatrics (Pulmonary)

Mei Zhang, M.D., Ph.D.: zhangmei@umich.edu
Research Fellow, Life Sciences Institute

Graduate Students:

Irfan Lodhi: irfan@umich.edu
Ph.D. Student, Cellular & Molecular Biology

Dara E. Leto: letod@umich.edu
Ph.D. Student, Program in Biomedical Sciences

Xiao-Wei Chen: xwc@umich.edu
Ph.D. Student, Molecular & Integrative Physiology

Research Staff:

Jennifer L. DelProposto: jlbodzin@umich.eduy
Research Associate, Life Sciences Institute

Louise Chang, Ph.D.: changlou@umich.edu
Research Associate, Life Sciences Institute

Shian-Huey Chiang, Ph.D.: schchiang@umich.edu
Assistant Research Scientist, Life Sciences Institute

Stuart Decker, Ph.D.: stsuadeck@umich.edu
Research Scientist, Life Sciences Institute

Lynn M. Geletka: lgeletka@umich.edu
Research Associate, Life Sciences Institute

Mayumi Inoue, M.D., Ph.D.: mayu@umich.edu
Research Investigator, Life Sciences Institute

Undergraduate Students:

Alyssa L. Barriger: barriger@umich.edu
BA Student, Psychology
Laboratory Assistant , Life Sciences Institute

Natalie A. Clark: naclark@umich.edu
BS Student, Biology and Women's Studies
Laboratory Assistant, Life Sciences Institute