Mitochondrial Pyruvate Carrier (IMAGE)

University of Utah Health

Mitochondrial Pyruvate Carrier

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Many cancers have significantly less mitochondrial pyruvate carrier within them than normal adult cells. Mice were injected either with control colon cancer cells (dark circles), or colon cancer cells in which mitochondrial pyruvate carrier is re-introduced (white squares). The cancer cells with added MPC form tumors that are significantly smaller, at as little as one-fourth the size.

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Ralph DeBerardinis

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