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Do cytoskeletal components control fatty acid translocation into liver mitochondria?
M Guzmán1, G Velasco, M J Geelen
1Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I, School of Biology, Complutense University, 28040-Madrid, Spain.
Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism: TEM
|February 17, 2000
Abstract:
For two decades it has been assumed that inhibition of carnitine palmitoyltransferase I (CPT-I) by malonyl-CoA represents the main regulatory mechanism of liver ketogenesis. However, recent evidence indicates that CPT-I activity is also controlled by interactions between mitochondria and cytoskeletal components. This newly recognized mechanism emphasizes the emerging role of the cytoskeleton in the regulation of metabolic pathways.