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ArticleMolecular biology reports2025

The lactylation of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase promotes malignant phenotypes in cancer cell lines.

Yan Zhang, Ying Wu, Aoxing Cheng, Fengjuan Cui, Zhenye Yang, Jing Guo

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Article in Molecular biology reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Yan Zhang *State Key Laboratory of Immune Response and Immunotherapy, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230027, China.
Ying Wu *State Key Laboratory of Immune Response and Immunotherapy, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230027, China.
Aoxing ChengState Key Laboratory of Immune Response and Immunotherapy, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230027, China.
Fengjuan CuiDepartment of Stomatology, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230001, Anhui, China.
Zhenye YangState Key Laboratory of Immune Response and Immunotherapy, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230027, China. zhenye@ustc.edu.cn.
Jing GuoDepartment of Scientific Management, First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230001, Anhui, China. jguo2013@ustc.edu.cn.

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National Science Foundation of China 32170736National Science Foundation of China 32370776
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMalignant tumors are characterized by their reliance on hyperactive glycolysis (Warburg effect), marked by increased glucose uptake, lactate secretion, and preferential glucose flux into glycolysis and the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP). These metabolic shifts provide energy, biosynthetic precursors, and maintain redox balance, supporting tumor proliferation. However, the regulatory crosstalk between glycolysis and PPP remains poorly understood. This study investigates how tumors coordinate these pathways to drive progression via metabolic reprogramming. METHODS AND

resultsExogenous lactate supplementation in A549 cells increased the NADPH/NADP

conclusionsLactate drives tumor progression through G6PD lactylation, activating the PPP and facilitating glycolysis-PPP crosstalk. This study uncovers a novel metabolic rewiring mechanism that promotes oncogenic synergy.

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Glucosephosphate DehydrogenaseNeoplasmsA549 CellsAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationGlucoseGlycolysisHumansLactic AcidL-Lactate DehydrogenaseMiceNADPPentose Phosphate PathwayPhenotypeG6PD protein, humanGlucoseGlucosephosphate DehydrogenaseLactic AcidL-Lactate DehydrogenaseNADPCancerGlucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenaseLactylationPentose phosphate pathway

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