ArticleNature metabolism2025
Pivotal role of exogenous pyruvate in human natural killer cell metabolism.
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Abstract
Resting natural killer (NK) cells display immediate effector functions after recognizing transformed or infected cells. The environmental nutrients and metabolic requirements to sustain these functions are not fully understood. Here, we show that NK cells rely on the use of extracellular pyruvate to support effector functions, signal transduction and cell viability. Glucose-derived carbons do not generate endogenous pyruvate. Consequently, NK cells import extracellular pyruvate that is reduced to lactate to regenerate glycolytic NAD
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