Cluntun et al. publish MCT1-mediated lactate import pathway in Nature
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A research team reports that lactate can enter mitochondria directly through MCT1, a transporter traditionally thought to reside only on cell membranes. The discovery shows MCT1 also sits in the inner mitochondrial membrane and, working with LDHB, enables lactate conversion to pyruvate and NADH to fuel the electron transport chain.
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“In the heart, lactate can enter mitochondria directly through a specific transporter protein and this process is essential for cardiac function under stress.”
Trace Thome and Zolt Arany
Ahmad A. CluntunLead researcherTrace ThomeCardiovascular researcher, University of PennsylvaniaZolt AranyCardiovascular researcher, University of Pennsylvania
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