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  • Title: Mitochondrial pyruvate import and its effects on homeostasis.
    Author: Vanderperre B, Bender T, Kunji ER, Martinou JC.
    Journal: Curr Opin Cell Biol; 2015 Apr; 33():35-41. PubMed ID: 25463844.
    Abstract:
    Pyruvate metabolism plays a pivotal role in cell homeostasis and energy production. Pyruvate, the end product of glycolysis, is either catabolized in the cytosol, or enters into mitochondria to promote oxidative phosphorylation. The import of pyruvate into mitochondria requires a specific carrier in the inner mitochondrial membrane, the mitochondrial pyruvate carrier (MPC), whose identity was only recently discovered. Here we report our current knowledge of the structure and function of the MPC and we describe how dysfunction of the MPC could participate in various pathologies, including type 2 diabetes and cancer.
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