Glutamine Skipping the Q into Mitochondria

Zachary E. Stine, Chi V. Dang

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Abstract

Imported across the plasma membrane by SLC1A5, glutamine has emerged as a metabolic fuel that is catabolized by mitochondrial glutaminase to support tumor growth. The missing link between cytoplasmic and mitochondrial glutamine metabolism is now provided by Yoo et al., identifying the mitochondrial glutamine importer as a variant of SLC1A5.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)6-7
Number of pages2
JournalTrends in Molecular Medicine
Volume26
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2020
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • alternative promoter
  • glutamine
  • hypoxia
  • metabolism
  • mitochondria
  • transporter

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Medicine
  • Molecular Biology

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