ReviewFrontiers in oncology2020
Pyruvate Kinase M2 and Cancer: The Role of PKM2 in Promoting Tumorigenesis.
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- Energetic Decoding of VSMC Plasticity: Metabolic Reprogramming and Phenotypic Switching.Cardiovascular drugs and therapy · 2026Review
- Plumbagin Is a PKM2 Activator That Modulates Glutamine Metabolism and Dependency in Leukemia.Metabolites · 2026Article
- PKM2 Inhibitors Induce Autophagic Cell Death Through Suppression of PKM2-Mediated Glycolysis in Cisplatin-Resistant Ovarian Cancer Cells.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
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- The pentose phosphate pathway contributes to excess lactate production in radiation-induced fibroblast to myofibroblast transdifferentiation.The Journal of biological chemistry · 2026Article
- Real Time Pulse Chase (RTPC) In-Cell NMR Spectroscopy Reveals Critical Metabolites in Subminute Metabolism of Undifferentiated and Differentiated Human Neuronal Cells.Analytical chemistry · 2026Article
- Targeting the Warburg Effect in Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma: Metabolic Vulnerabilities and Therapeutic Opportunities.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Targeting pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2) reduces T cell pathogenicity in multiple sclerosis.EBioMedicine · 2026Article
- A Leakage-Aware Drug Discovery Workflow for PKM2 and MAPK1 Integrating Scaffold Validation, Molecular Docking and Structural Triage.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Acarbose modulates microglial Pkm2 acetylation to reshape immunometabolism and preserve retinal neurons after ischemia-reperfusion.Journal of neuroinflammation · 2026Article
- Research progress and therapeutic strategies in hepatocellular carcinoma metabolic reprogramming.Journal of advanced research · 2026Review
- Deciphering autophagy-metabolism interactions in cancer drug resistance: a comprehensive review.Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology · 2026Review
- Mechanisms of Mechanical Stress-Induced Vascular Remodeling via the Lactate-PKM2 Axis and Implications for Microgravity Adaptation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Benzyl-Naphthoquinones as Selective Anticancer Agents for Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma via Apoptosis Induction.Biomedicines · 2026Article
- Targeting cancer signaling pathways and their therapeutic strategies.Discover oncology · 2026Review
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Abstract
Pyruvate kinase plays a pivotal role in regulating cell metabolism. The final and rate-limiting step of glycolysis is the conversion of Phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) to Pyruvate, which is catalyzed by Pyruvate Kinase. There are four isomeric, tissue-specific forms of Pyruvate Kinase found in mammals: PKL, PKR, PKM1, and PKM2. PKM1 and PKM2 are formed bya single mRNA transcript of the PKM gene by alternative splicing. The oligomers of PKM2 exist in high activity tetramer and low activity dimer forms. The dimer PKM2 regulates the rate-limiting step of glycolysis that shifts the glucose metabolism from the normal respiratory chain to lactate production in tumor cells. Besides its role as a metabolic regulator, it also acts as protein kinase, which contributes to tumorigenesis. This review is focused on the metabolic role of pyruvate kinase M2 in normal cells vs. cancerous cells and its regulation at the transcriptional level. The review also highlights the role of PKM2 as a potential diagnostic marker and as a therapeutic target in cancer treatment.
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