Component
Pervanadate / peroxovanadium(V) assay species
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8 recorded relationships. Experimental role, claim status and evidence remain attached to each record.
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What it acts on
Pervanadate irreversibly inhibited PTP1B by oxidation of its catalytic cysteine, supported by mass spectrometry.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Purified PTP1B kinetic and mass-spectrometric experiments.
- limitations
- Do not assign this irreversible oxidation to all vanadate exposures or dietary vanadium.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- The peroxide-containing species disables the enzyme through a different mechanism.
- primary_references
- Mechanism of inhibition of protein-tyrosine phosphatases by vanadate and pervanadate. · 1997 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8995372/ · DOI 10.1074/jbc.272.2.843
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AI-assisted research curation; primary references, access levels and experimental limitations individually identified. Not publisher full text. · supports · Purified PTP1B kinetic and mass-spectrometric experiments. · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
## vanadium-pervanadate-cysteine The peroxide-containing species disables the enzyme through a different mechanism. Pervanadate irreversibly inhibited PTP1B by oxidation of its catalytic cysteine, supported by mass spectrometry. Model: Purified PTP1B kinetic and mass-spectrometric experiments. Limitations: Do not assign this irreversible oxidation to all vanadate exposures or dietary vanadium. Evidence access: Primary abstract Mechanism of inhibition of protein-tyrosine phosphatases by vanadate and pervanadate. · 1997 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8995372/ · DOI 10.1074/jbc.272.2.843
Complete structured claim and evidence
Where it participates (unsigned role)
Cytochalasin D-mediated actin disassembly blocked glucose-transport stimulation by vanadate, pervanadate and insulin.
Experimental context and source evidence
- availability_state
- machinery_impairment Imported condition classification; unverified.
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Rat L6 myotube cytoskeleton perturbation.
- limitations
- Experimental machinery loss, not dietary deficiency.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- The transport response still needed an intact cellular scaffold.
- primary_references
- Tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors, vanadate and pervanadate, stimulate glucose transport and GLUT translocation in muscle cells by a mechanism independent of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and protein kinase C. · 1998 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9792535/ · DOI 10.2337/diabetes.47.11.1676
- trigger_kind
- machinery_impairment Imported condition classification; unverified.
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AI-assisted research curation; primary references, access levels and experimental limitations individually identified. Not publisher full text. · supports · Rat L6 myotube cytoskeleton perturbation. · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
## vanadium-actin-block The transport response still needed an intact cellular scaffold. Cytochalasin D-mediated actin disassembly blocked glucose-transport stimulation by vanadate, pervanadate and insulin. Model: Rat L6 myotube cytoskeleton perturbation. Limitations: Experimental machinery loss, not dietary deficiency. Evidence access: Primary abstract Tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors, vanadate and pervanadate, stimulate glucose transport and GLUT translocation in muscle cells by a mechanism independent of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and protein kinase C. · 1998 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9792535/ · DOI 10.2337/diabetes.47.11.1676
Complete structured claim and evidenceVanadate at concentrations that maximally stimulated glucose transport did not significantly increase Akt activity, whereas pervanadate and insulin did.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Rat muscle-cell kinase assays.
- limitations
- Akt signal is not a surrogate for the complete glucose-transport response.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- Chemical form changed signaling even when glucose transport increased.
- primary_references
- Tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors, vanadate and pervanadate, stimulate glucose transport and GLUT translocation in muscle cells by a mechanism independent of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and protein kinase C. · 1998 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9792535/ · DOI 10.2337/diabetes.47.11.1676
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AI-assisted research curation; primary references, access levels and experimental limitations individually identified. Not publisher full text. · supports · Rat muscle-cell kinase assays. · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
## vanadium-akt-difference Chemical form changed signaling even when glucose transport increased. Vanadate at concentrations that maximally stimulated glucose transport did not significantly increase Akt activity, whereas pervanadate and insulin did. Model: Rat muscle-cell kinase assays. Limitations: Akt signal is not a surrogate for the complete glucose-transport response. Evidence access: Primary abstract Tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors, vanadate and pervanadate, stimulate glucose transport and GLUT translocation in muscle cells by a mechanism independent of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and protein kinase C. · 1998 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9792535/ · DOI 10.2337/diabetes.47.11.1676
Complete structured claim and evidenceCatalase blocked the slow time-dependent inactivation seen under some vanadate conditions, supporting an in-situ peroxide/pervanadate contribution.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- PTP1B time-course experiments with catalase.
- limitations
- Catalase rescue supports peroxide involvement; it does not identify every species in living cells.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- An assay can generate a second inhibitor while it runs.
- primary_references
- Mechanism of inhibition of protein-tyrosine phosphatases by vanadate and pervanadate. · 1997 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8995372/ · DOI 10.1074/jbc.272.2.843
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AI-assisted research curation; primary references, access levels and experimental limitations individually identified. Not publisher full text. · supports · PTP1B time-course experiments with catalase. · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
## vanadium-catalase-artifact An assay can generate a second inhibitor while it runs. Catalase blocked the slow time-dependent inactivation seen under some vanadate conditions, supporting an in-situ peroxide/pervanadate contribution. Model: PTP1B time-course experiments with catalase. Limitations: Catalase rescue supports peroxide involvement; it does not identify every species in living cells. Evidence access: Primary abstract Mechanism of inhibition of protein-tyrosine phosphatases by vanadate and pervanadate. · 1997 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8995372/ · DOI 10.1074/jbc.272.2.843
Complete structured claim and evidenceDithiothreitol rapidly converted pervanadate to vanadate under the phosphatase assay conditions.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Cell-free reducing-agent experiment.
- limitations
- DTT is a laboratory reagent; glutathione cannot automatically be assigned identical kinetics.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- The reducing environment can change which inhibitor is actually present.
- primary_references
- Mechanism of inhibition of protein-tyrosine phosphatases by vanadate and pervanadate. · 1997 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8995372/ · DOI 10.1074/jbc.272.2.843
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AI-assisted research curation; primary references, access levels and experimental limitations individually identified. Not publisher full text. · supports · Cell-free reducing-agent experiment. · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
## vanadium-dtt-speciation The reducing environment can change which inhibitor is actually present. Dithiothreitol rapidly converted pervanadate to vanadate under the phosphatase assay conditions. Model: Cell-free reducing-agent experiment. Limitations: DTT is a laboratory reagent; glutathione cannot automatically be assigned identical kinetics. Evidence access: Primary abstract Mechanism of inhibition of protein-tyrosine phosphatases by vanadate and pervanadate. · 1997 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8995372/ · DOI 10.1074/jbc.272.2.843
Complete structured claim and evidenceVanadate and pervanadate stimulated glucose transport and GLUT movement to the plasma membrane in rat L6 myotubes.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Rat L6 myotubes; related rat H9c2 experiments used tagged GLUT4.
- limitations
- GLUT isoforms in the L6 result are not all resolved in the accessed abstract.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- More transporters at the surface can increase glucose entry.
- primary_references
- Tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors, vanadate and pervanadate, stimulate glucose transport and GLUT translocation in muscle cells by a mechanism independent of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and protein kinase C. · 1998 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9792535/ · DOI 10.2337/diabetes.47.11.1676
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AI-assisted research curation; primary references, access levels and experimental limitations individually identified. Not publisher full text. · supports · Rat L6 myotubes; related rat H9c2 experiments used tagged GLUT4. · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
## vanadium-l6-transport More transporters at the surface can increase glucose entry. Vanadate and pervanadate stimulated glucose transport and GLUT movement to the plasma membrane in rat L6 myotubes. Model: Rat L6 myotubes; related rat H9c2 experiments used tagged GLUT4. Limitations: GLUT isoforms in the L6 result are not all resolved in the accessed abstract. Evidence access: Primary abstract Tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors, vanadate and pervanadate, stimulate glucose transport and GLUT translocation in muscle cells by a mechanism independent of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and protein kinase C. · 1998 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9792535/ · DOI 10.2337/diabetes.47.11.1676
Complete structured claim and evidenceWortmannin inhibited measured PI3K signaling but did not block vanadate/pervanadate-stimulated glucose transport; it did block insulin-stimulated transport.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Rat L6 and H9c2 cell inhibitor experiments.
- limitations
- Pharmacological context-specific result, not universal PI3K independence in every vanadium study.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- The same transport outcome could be reached despite blocking a usual insulin pathway.
- primary_references
- Tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors, vanadate and pervanadate, stimulate glucose transport and GLUT translocation in muscle cells by a mechanism independent of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and protein kinase C. · 1998 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9792535/ · DOI 10.2337/diabetes.47.11.1676
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AI-assisted research curation; primary references, access levels and experimental limitations individually identified. Not publisher full text. · supports · Rat L6 and H9c2 cell inhibitor experiments. · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
## vanadium-pi3k-not-required The same transport outcome could be reached despite blocking a usual insulin pathway. Wortmannin inhibited measured PI3K signaling but did not block vanadate/pervanadate-stimulated glucose transport; it did block insulin-stimulated transport. Model: Rat L6 and H9c2 cell inhibitor experiments. Limitations: Pharmacological context-specific result, not universal PI3K independence in every vanadium study. Evidence access: Primary abstract Tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors, vanadate and pervanadate, stimulate glucose transport and GLUT translocation in muscle cells by a mechanism independent of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and protein kinase C. · 1998 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9792535/ · DOI 10.2337/diabetes.47.11.1676
Complete structured claim and evidencePKC inhibition or downregulation, alone or combined with wortmannin, failed to block vanadate/pervanadate-stimulated glucose transport.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Rat L6 inhibitor and prolonged-PMA experiments.
- limitations
- No conclusion about every PKC isoform in other cell types.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- Blocking another signaling family did not remove the effect in these cells.
- primary_references
- Tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors, vanadate and pervanadate, stimulate glucose transport and GLUT translocation in muscle cells by a mechanism independent of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and protein kinase C. · 1998 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9792535/ · DOI 10.2337/diabetes.47.11.1676
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AI-assisted research curation; primary references, access levels and experimental limitations individually identified. Not publisher full text. · supports · Rat L6 inhibitor and prolonged-PMA experiments. · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
## vanadium-pkc-block-null Blocking another signaling family did not remove the effect in these cells. PKC inhibition or downregulation, alone or combined with wortmannin, failed to block vanadate/pervanadate-stimulated glucose transport. Model: Rat L6 inhibitor and prolonged-PMA experiments. Limitations: No conclusion about every PKC isoform in other cell types. Evidence access: Primary abstract Tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors, vanadate and pervanadate, stimulate glucose transport and GLUT translocation in muscle cells by a mechanism independent of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and protein kinase C. · 1998 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9792535/ · DOI 10.2337/diabetes.47.11.1676
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