Component
Rat pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 2 / Pdk2
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1 recorded relationships. Experimental role, claim status and evidence remain attached to each record.
How nutrients influence it
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What it does
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Where it participates (unsigned role)
Prolonged alanine culture increased NMR-inferred pyruvate-dehydrogenase flux while reducing PDK2/PDK4 protein and cellular ATP.
Experimental context and source evidence
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- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Rat BRIN-BD11 tracing and protein measurements.
- limitations
- Concurrent changes are not a direct demonstration that PDK loss caused the ATP or secretion phenotype.
- nutrient_topic
- L-Alanine collection; species, compartment, exposure, co-substrates and manipulation remain explicit. · L-Alanine
- plain_language
- More flux through one metabolic step did not mean more stored ATP or stronger insulin release.
- primary_references
- Prolonged L-alanine exposure induces changes in metabolism, Ca(2+) handling and desensitization of insulin secretion in clonal pancreatic beta-cells. · 2009 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18702613/ · DOI 10.1042/CS20080138
L-Alanine: carbon, nitrogen, protein synthesis and cross-nutrient mechanisms (2026-09-19) · lines 416–422
AI-assisted research curation; primary references, access levels and experimental limitations individually identified. Not publisher full text. · supports · Rat BRIN-BD11 tracing and protein measurements. · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
## alanine-beta-chronic-pdh More flux through one metabolic step did not mean more stored ATP or stronger insulin release. Prolonged alanine culture increased NMR-inferred pyruvate-dehydrogenase flux while reducing PDK2/PDK4 protein and cellular ATP. Model: Rat BRIN-BD11 tracing and protein measurements. Limitations: Concurrent changes are not a direct demonstration that PDK loss caused the ATP or secretion phenotype. Evidence access: Primary abstract Prolonged L-alanine exposure induces changes in metabolism, Ca(2+) handling and desensitization of insulin secretion in clonal pancreatic beta-cells. · 2009 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18702613/ · DOI 10.1042/CS20080138
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