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Title | Molecular basis of pyruvate transport and inhibition of the human mitochondrial pyruvate carrier. |
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Journal, issue, pages | Sci Adv, Vol. 11, Issue 16, Page eadw1489, Year 2025 |
Publish date | Apr 18, 2025 |
![]() | Maximilian Sichrovsky / Denis Lacabanne / Jonathan J Ruprecht / Jessica J Rana / Klaudia Stanik / Mariangela Dionysopoulou / Alice P Sowton / Martin S King / Scott A Jones / Lee Cooper / Steven W Hardwick / Giulia Paris / Dimitri Y Chirgadze / Shujing Ding / Ian M Fearnley / Shane M Palmer / Els Pardon / Jan Steyaert / Vanessa Leone / Lucy R Forrest / Sotiria Tavoulari / Edmund R S Kunji / ![]() ![]() ![]() |
PubMed Abstract | The mitochondrial pyruvate carrier transports pyruvate, produced by glycolysis from sugar molecules, into the mitochondrial matrix, as a crucial transport step in eukaryotic energy metabolism. The ...The mitochondrial pyruvate carrier transports pyruvate, produced by glycolysis from sugar molecules, into the mitochondrial matrix, as a crucial transport step in eukaryotic energy metabolism. The carrier is a drug target for the treatment of cancers, diabetes mellitus, neurodegeneration, and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease. We have solved the structure of the human MPC1L/MPC2 heterodimer in the inward- and outward-open states by cryo-electron microscopy, revealing its alternating access rocker-switch mechanism. The carrier has a central binding site for pyruvate, which contains an essential lysine and histidine residue, important for its ΔpH-dependent transport mechanism. We have also determined the binding poses of three chemically distinct inhibitor classes, which exploit the same binding site in the outward-open state by mimicking pyruvate interactions and by using aromatic stacking interactions. |
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Methods | EM (single particle) |
Resolution | 3.65 - 3.92 Å |
Structure data | EMDB-51378, PDB-9giv: EMDB-51379, PDB-9giw: EMDB-51380, PDB-9gix: EMDB-51381, PDB-9giy: |
Chemicals | ![]() PDB-1il4: ![]() PDB-1il3: ![]() ChemComp-LO7: ![]()
PDB-1imz: Unknown entry |
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![]() | MEMBRANE PROTEIN / transporter SLC54 pyruvate UK5099-derivative |