The mitochondrial pyruvate carrier at the crossroads of intermediary metabolism

NKH Yiew, BN Finck - American Journal of Physiology …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
Pyruvate metabolism, a central nexus of carbon homeostasis, is an evolutionarily conserved
process and aberrant pyruvate metabolism is associated with and contributes to numerous …

Fifty years of the mitochondrial pyruvate carrier: New insights into its structure, function, and inhibition

S Tavoulari, M Sichrovsky, ERS Kunji - Acta Physiologica, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The mitochondrial pyruvate carrier (MPC) resides in the mitochondrial inner membrane,
where it links cytosolic and mitochondrial metabolism by transporting pyruvate produced in …

Human mitochondrial carriers of the SLC25 family function as monomers exchanging substrates with a ping-pong kinetic mechanism

C Cimadamore-Werthein, MS King… - The EMBO …, 2024 - embopress.org
Members of the SLC25 mitochondrial carrier family link cytosolic and mitochondrial
metabolism and support cellular maintenance and growth by transporting compounds …

The mitochondrial pyruvate carrier complex potentiates the efficacy of proteasome inhibitors in multiple myeloma

S Findlay, R Nair, RA Merrill, Z Kaiser… - Blood …, 2023 - ashpublications.org
Multiple myeloma (MM) is a hematological malignancy that emerges from antibody-
producing plasma B cells. Proteasome inhibitors, including the US Food and Drug …

The hepatic mitochondrial pyruvate carrier as a regulator of systemic metabolism and a therapeutic target for treating metabolic disease

KS McCommis, BN Finck - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pyruvate sits at an important metabolic crossroads of intermediary metabolism. As a product
of glycolysis in the cytosol, it must be transported into the mitochondrial matrix for the energy …

UK5099 Inhibits the NLRP3 Inflammasome Independently of its Long‐Established Target Mitochondrial Pyruvate Carrier

L Ran, M Chen, J Ye, S Zhang, Z Luo, T Bai… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Targeting NLRP3 inflammasome has been recognized as a promising therapeutic strategy
for the treatment of numerous common diseases. UK5099, a long‐established inhibitor of …

Glucose-1, 6-bisphosphate: A new gatekeeper of cerebral mitochondrial pyruvate uptake

MS Safari, P Woerl, C Garmsiri, D Weber… - Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Objective Glucose-1, 6-bisphosphate (G-1, 6-BP), a byproduct of glycolysis that is
synthesized by phosphoglucomutase 2 like 1 (PGM2L1), is particularly abundant in neurons …

A mitochondrial carrier transports glycolytic intermediates to link cytosolic and mitochondrial glycolysis in the human gut parasite Blastocystis

E Pyrihová, MS King, AC King, MR Toleco… - Elife, 2024 - elifesciences.org
Stramenopiles form a clade of diverse eukaryotic organisms, including multicellular algae,
the fish and plant pathogenic oomycetes, such as the potato blight Phytophthora, and the …

[HTML][HTML] The free-living flagellate Paratrimastix pyriformis uses a distinct mitochondrial carrier to balance adenine nucleotide pools

J Zítek, MS King, P Peña-Diaz, E Pyrihová… - Archives of Biochemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Paratrimastix pyriformis is a free-living flagellate thriving in low-oxygen freshwater
sediments. It belongs to the group Metamonada along with human parasites, such as …

Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of novel cyano-cinnamate derivatives as mitochondrial pyruvate carrier inhibitors

Y Huang, X Peng, H Zhang, M Pan, X Su, G Li… - Bioorganic & Medicinal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Mitochondrial pyruvate carrier (MPC) inhibitors promote the development of hair follicle stem
cells without affecting normal cells, which is promising for the treatment of hair loss. Herein …