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A mitochondrial pyruvate dehydrogenase bypass in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 23 Jul 1999
Boubekeur S, Bunoust O, Camougrand N, Castroviejo M, Rigoulet M, Guérin B
Abstract excerpt
Spheroplasts of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae oxidize pyruvate at a high respiratory rate, whereas isolated mitochondria do not unless malate is added. We show that a cytosolic factor, pyruvate decarboxylase, is required for the non-malate-dependent oxidation of pyruvate by mitochondria. In pyruvate decarboxylase-negative mutants, the oxidation of pyruvate by permeabilized spheroplasts was abolished. In...
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