The glucose-to-acetate metabolic flux that drives endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition via TGF-β signaling.

Recatalá, Cristina Arce; Santoro, Massimo M · Cell Metab · 2023

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

The metabolic mechanisms supporting the process of endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EndMT) remain largely unknown. Here, Zhu et al. describe a novel role for acetate and ACC2 in regulating EndMT and atherosclerosis via modulation of the TGF-β signaling. This study sheds light on the role of glucose-derived metabolites that drive endothelial pathophysiology.

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