2024
Small molecules targeting selective PCK1 and PGC-1α lysine acetylation cause anti-diabetic action through increased lactate oxidation
Mutlu B, Sharabi K, Sohn J, Yuan B, Latorre-Muro P, Qin X, Yook J, Lin H, Yu D, Camporez J, Kajimura S, Shulman G, Hui S, Kamenecka T, Griffin P, Puigserver P. Small molecules targeting selective PCK1 and PGC-1α lysine acetylation cause anti-diabetic action through increased lactate oxidation. Cell Chemical Biology 2024, 31: 1772-1786.e5. PMID: 39341205, PMCID: PMC11500315, DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2024.09.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase 1Lysine acetylationTricarboxylic acidAnti-diabetic effectsAnaplerotic reactionsGluconeogenic reactionsLiver-specific expressionGluconeogenic metabolitesLactate oxidationSmall moleculesAnti-diabetic actionSuppressed gluconeogenesisHepatic glucose productionPGC-1aAcetylationOxaloacetateGluconeogenesisObese miceGlucose productionIncreased glucoseGlucose oxidationSubstrate oxidationOxidationGlucoseMutants
1995
Triiodothyronine treatment increases substrate cycling between pyruvate carboxylase and malic enzyme in perfused rat liver
Petersen K, Blair J, Shulman G. Triiodothyronine treatment increases substrate cycling between pyruvate carboxylase and malic enzyme in perfused rat liver. Metabolism 1995, 44: 1380-1383. PMID: 7476321, DOI: 10.1016/0026-0495(95)90133-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMalic enzymeRelative carbon fluxPyruvate kinaseCarbon fluxesAlanine C2Pyruvate carboxylase fluxSubstrate cyclingKinase activityMalic enzyme activityPyruvate kinase activityPyruvate carboxylaseKinaseEnzymeEnzyme activityCarboxylaseNormal rat liverRat liverNuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopyRelative rolesT3 treatmentOxaloacetateCyclingRecirculating systemPyruvate