Location matters: hexokinase 1 in glucose metabolism and inflammation

SM Sundaram, LA Doughty, MW Sereda - Trends in Endocrinology & …, 2022 - cell.com
Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2022cell.com
Hexokinase (HK)-1 mitochondrial-binding mechanisms and consequential physiological
relevance remain unclear. Recently, De Jesus et al. studied myeloid cells with HK1 carrying
mutated mitochondrial-binding domains (MBDs) and provided evidence that HK1
localization controls glucose metabolic fate. Increases in cytosolic HK1 may also contribute
to the inflammation associated with diabetes and aging.
Hexokinase (HK)-1 mitochondrial-binding mechanisms and consequential physiological relevance remain unclear. Recently, De Jesus et al. studied myeloid cells with HK1 carrying mutated mitochondrial-binding domains (MBDs) and provided evidence that HK1 localization controls glucose metabolic fate. Increases in cytosolic HK1 may also contribute to the inflammation associated with diabetes and aging.
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