Open AccessPK-M2 Makes Cells Sweeter on HIF1
Author(s) -
Daniel A. Tennant
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
cell
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 26.304
H-Index - 776
eISSN - 1097-4172
pISSN - 0092-8674
DOI - 10.1016/j.cell.2011.05.009
Subject(s) - anaerobic glycolysis , glycolysis , warburg effect , transcription factor , pyruvate kinase , biology , anaerobic exercise , hypoxia (environmental) , biochemistry , metabolism , oxygen , chemistry , gene , physiology , organic chemistry
The transcription factor hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF1) facilitates the induction of enzymes necessary for anaerobic glycolysis. Luo et al. (2011) now identify pyruvate kinase (PK)-M2 as an intriguing new interacting partner for HIF1, revealing a potential mechanism for the Warburg effect, an elevation in aerobic glycolytic metabolism frequently observed in cancer.
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