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Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase

About: Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 4224 publications have been published within this topic receiving 161052 citations. The topic is also known as: [pyruvate dehydrogenase (lipoamide)] kinase & pyruvate dehydrogenase (lipoamide) kinase.


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TL;DR: It is demonstrated that PGK1 acts as a protein kinase in coordinating glycolysis and the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, which is instrumental in cancer metabolism and tumorigenesis.

278 citations

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TL;DR: Mitochondria from soybean shoots displayed high alternative oxidase activity with succinate and malate as substrates but lower activity with exogenous NADH; addition of pyruvate stimulated the activity with NADH up to that seen with succinates.

272 citations

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TL;DR: It is hypothesized that pyrophosphate:fructose 6-ph phosphate 1-phosphotransferase, nonphosphorylating NADP-glyceraldehyde 3- phosphate dehydrogenase, and phosphoenolpyruvate phosphatase bypass nucleotide phosphate or Pi-dependent glycolytic reactions during sustained periods of Pi depletion.
Abstract: When Brassica nigra leaf petiole suspension cells were subjected to 7 days of inorganic phosphate (Pi) starvation the extractable activity of: (a) pyrophosphate:fructose 6-phosphate 1-phosphotransferase, nonphosphorylating NADP-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase, phosphoenolpyruvate phosphatase, and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase increased at least fivefold, (b) phosphorylating NAD-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase decreased about sixfold, and (c) ATP:fructose 6-phosphate 1-phosphotransferase, 3-phosphoglycerate kinase, pyruvate kinase, or NAD malic enzyme was not altered. Pi deprivation also resulted in significant reductions in extractable levels of Pi, ATP, ADP, fructose 2,6-bisphosphate, and soluble protein, but caused a sixfold elevation in free amino acid concentrations. No change in inorganic pyrophosphate concentration was observed following Pi starvation. It is hypothesized that pyrophosphate:fructose 6-phosphate 1-phosphotransferase, nonphosphorylating NADP-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase, and phosphoenolpyruvate phosphatase bypass nucleotide phosphate or Pi-dependent glycolytic reactions during sustained periods of Pi depletion.

270 citations

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TL;DR: Anaerobically growing Escherichia coli cells contain the enzyme pyruvate formate-lyase which catalyses the non-oxidative cleavage of pyruVate to acetyl-CoA and formate, and the transcription factor Fnr has been identified as being responsible for part of the anaerobic control of pfl expression.
Abstract: Anaerobically growing Escherichia coli cells contain the enzyme pyruvate formate-lyase which catalyses the non-oxidative cleavage of pyruvate to acetyl-CoA and formate. The enzyme is subject to interconversion between inactive and active forms. The active form contains an oxygen-sensitive organic free radical located on the polypeptide chain which is essential for catalysis. It affords a novel homolytic C-C bond cleavage of the pyruvate substrate. The radical is generated by an iron-dependent converter enzyme which requires reduced flavodoxin and adenosyl methionine as co-substrates and pyruvate as a positive allosteric effector. A second converter enzyme, also iron-dependent, accomplishes the removal of the radical. This post-translational interconversion cycle controls the activity state of pyruvate formate-lyase in the anaerobic cell. Anaerobic conditions also regulate pyruvate formate-lyase at the level of gene expression. Multiple promoters are responsible for effecting a twelve to fifteen fold induction and they are coordinately controlled in response to the oxygen and metabolic status of the cell by sequences which are located far upstream of the pfl coding region. The transcription factor Fnr has been identified as being responsible for part of the anaerobic control of pfl expression, probably through direct interaction with the upstream sequences. In contrast, the expression of the gene encoding the first iron-dependent converter enzyme is unaffected by anaerobiosis and is independent of the Fnr protein.

264 citations

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TL;DR: Evidence is presented that the bovine kidney and heart dihydrolipoyl transacetylases are very similar and that each enzyme does indeed consist of 60 apparently identical polypeptide chains.

264 citations


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No. of papers in the topic in previous years
YearPapers
202329
202234
202161
202063
201959
201851