Nature Communications (May 2016)

HIF-1α-PDK1 axis-induced active glycolysis plays an essential role in macrophage migratory capacity

  • Hiroaki Semba,
  • Norihiko Takeda,
  • Takayuki Isagawa,
  • Yuki Sugiura,
  • Kurara Honda,
  • Masaki Wake,
  • Hidenobu Miyazawa,
  • Yoshifumi Yamaguchi,
  • Masayuki Miura,
  • Dana M. R. Jenkins,
  • Hyunsung Choi,
  • Jung-whan Kim,
  • Masataka Asagiri,
  • Andrew S. Cowburn,
  • Hajime Abe,
  • Katsura Soma,
  • Katsuhiro Koyama,
  • Manami Katoh,
  • Keimon Sayama,
  • Nobuhito Goda,
  • Randall S. Johnson,
  • Ichiro Manabe,
  • Ryozo Nagai,
  • Issei Komuro

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11635
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Migration to the inflamed tissue demands energy production in an increasingly hypoxic environment. Here the authors show that during migration, HIF1α-induced PDK1 uniquely adapts macrophage metabolism to mild hypoxia by promoting glycolysis while preserving cytochrome c oxidase activity.