| Literature DB >> 24127593 |
Jianhai Du1, Whitney Cleghorn, Laura Contreras, Jonathan D Linton, Guy C-K Chan, Andrei O Chertov, Takeyori Saheki, Viren Govindaraju, Martin Sadilek, Jorgina Satrústegui, James B Hurley.
Abstract
Glutamate in neurons is an important excitatory neurotransmitter, but it also is a key metabolite. We investigated how glutamate in a neural tissue is protected from catabolism. Flux analysis using (13)C-labeled fuels revealed that retinas use activities of the malate aspartate shuttle to protect >98% of their glutamate from oxidation in mitochondria. Isolation of glutamate from the oxidative pathway relies on cytosolic NADH/NAD(+), which is influenced by extracellular glucose, lactate, and pyruvate.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24127593 PMCID: PMC3831988 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1311193110
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN: 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205