Metabolic analysis as a driver for discovery, diagnosis, and therapy

RJ DeBerardinis, KR Keshari - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Metabolic anomalies contribute to tissue dysfunction. Current metabolism research spans
from organelles to populations, and new technologies can accommodate investigation …

From protein film electrochemistry to nanoconfined enzyme cascades and the electrochemical leaf

FA Armstrong, B Cheng, RA Herold… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Protein film electrochemistry (PFE) has given unrivalled insight into the properties of redox
proteins and many electron-transferring enzymes, allowing investigations of otherwise ill …

[HTML][HTML] Muscle abnormalities worsen after post-exertional malaise in long COVID

B Appelman, BT Charlton, RP Goulding… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
A subgroup of patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 remain symptomatic over three months
after infection. A distinctive symptom of patients with long COVID is post-exertional malaise …

MMD collaborates with ACSL4 and MBOAT7 to promote polyunsaturated phosphatidylinositol remodeling and susceptibility to ferroptosis

VV Phadnis, J Snider, V Varadharajan… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
Ferroptosis is a form of regulated cell death with roles in degenerative diseases and cancer.
Excessive iron-catalyzed peroxidation of membrane phospholipids, especially those …

Organization of a functional glycolytic metabolon on mitochondria for metabolic efficiency

H Wang, JW Vant, A Zhang, RG Sanchez, Y Wu… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Glucose, the primary cellular energy source, is metabolized through glycolysis initiated by
the rate-limiting enzyme hexokinase (HK). In energy-demanding tissues like the brain, HK1 …

PAICS ubiquitination recruits UBAP2 to trigger phase separation for purinosome assembly

MC Chou, YH Wang, FY Chen, CY Kung, KP Wu… - Molecular Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Purinosomes serve as metabolons to enhance de novo purine synthesis (DNPS) efficiency
through compartmentalizing DNPS enzymes during stressed conditions. However, the …

Metabolic regulation of stress erythropoiesis, outstanding questions, and possible paradigms

B Ruan, RF Paulson - Frontiers in Physiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Steady state erythropoiesis produces new erythrocytes at a constant rate to replace the
senescent cells that are removed by macrophages in the liver and spleen. However …

The human phosphorylated pathway: a multienzyme metabolic assembly for l‐serine biosynthesis

V Rabattoni, F Marchesani, G Murtas… - The FEBS …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
De novo l‐serine biosynthesis in the mammalian astrocytes proceeds via a linear, three‐
step pathway (the phosphorylated pathway) catalysed by 3‐phosphoglycerate …

The roles of molecular chaperones in regulating cell metabolism

MJ Binder, AM Pedley - FEBS letters, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Fluctuations in nutrient and biomass availability, often as a result of disease, impart
metabolic challenges that must be overcome in order to sustain cell survival and promote …

Mechanisms of metabolism-coupled protein modifications

B Zhang, FC Schroeder - Nature Chemical Biology, 2025 - nature.com
Intricate coupling between metabolism and protein post-translational modifications (PTMs)
has emerged as a fundamental aspect of cellular regulation. Recent studies demonstrate …