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ReviewFrontiers in physiology2023

G6PDH as a key immunometabolic and redox trigger in arthropods.

Bruno Moraes, Renato Martins, Cintia Lopes, Ronald Martins, Angélica Arcanjo, Jhenifer Nascimento, Satoru Konnai, Itabajara da Silva Vaz, Carlos Logullo

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Review in Frontiers in physiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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9 authors.

Bruno MoraesInstituto de Bioquímica Médica Leopoldo de Meis, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Renato MartinsInstituto de Bioquímica Médica Leopoldo de Meis, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Cintia LopesInstituto de Bioquímica Médica Leopoldo de Meis, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Ronald MartinsPrograma de Computação Científica, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, IOC, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Angélica ArcanjoInstituto de Bioquímica Médica Leopoldo de Meis, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Jhenifer NascimentoInstituto de Bioquímica Médica Leopoldo de Meis, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Satoru KonnaiLaboratory of Infectious Diseases, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
Itabajara da Silva VazInstituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Entomologia Molecular-INCT, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Carlos LogulloInstituto de Bioquímica Médica Leopoldo de Meis, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The enzyme glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH) plays crucial roles in glucose homeostasis and the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP), being also involved in redox metabolism. The PPP is an important metabolic pathway that produces ribose and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH), which are essential for several physiologic and biochemical processes, such as the synthesis of fatty acids and nucleic acids. As a rate-limiting step in PPP, G6PDH is a highly conserved enzyme and its deficiency can lead to severe consequences for the organism, in particular for cell growth. Insufficient G6PDH activity can lead to cell growth arrest, impaired embryonic development, as well as a reduction in insulin sensitivity, inflammation, diabetes, and hypertension. While research on G6PDH and PPP has historically focused on mammalian models, particularly human disorders, recent studies have shed light on the regulation of this enzyme in arthropods, where new functions were discovered. This review will discuss the role of arthropod G6PDH in regulating redox homeostasis and immunometabolism and explore potential avenues for further research on this enzyme in various metabolic adaptations.

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arthropodsglucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenaseglucose metabolismimmunometabolismNADPHpentose phosphate pathwayredox

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PMID38046951
PMCPMC10693429

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