Zooming in on Diabetes Virtual Journal Club November 23

Zooming in on Diabetes Virtual Journal Club November 23

When:
November 23, 2023 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am
2023-11-23T09:00:00-08:00
2023-11-23T10:00:00-08:00
Contact:
BC Diabetes Research Network

ZOOMING IN ON DIABETES

Thursday, November 23

9:00 -10:00 am

 

Presenter:

Mikky Atser, Graduate Student – PhD program, Johnson Lab, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia (Vancouver)

Title of Paper:

Lactate activates the mitochondrial electron transport chain independent of its metabolism

Abstract:

Lactate has long been considered a cellular waste product. However, we found that as extracellular lactate accumulates, it also enters the mitochondrial matrix and stimulates mitochondrial electron transport chain (ETC) activity. The resulting increase in mitochondrial ATP synthesis suppresses glycolysis and increases the utilization of pyruvate and/or alternative respiratory substrates. The ability of lactate to increase oxidative phosphorylation does not depend on its metabolism. Both L- and D-lactate are effective at enhancing ETC activity and suppressing glycolysis. Furthermore, the selective induction of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation by unmetabolized D-lactate reversibly suppressed aerobic glycolysis in both cancer cell lines and proliferating primary cells in an ATP-dependent manner and enabled cell growth on respiratory-dependent bioenergetic substrates. In primary T cells, D-lactate enhanced cell proliferation and effector function. Together, these findings demonstrate that lactate is a critical regulator of the ability of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation to suppress glucose fermentation.

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