From Glucose to Triacylglycerol in the developing T lymphocyte. Dr Daniel J. Guerra. Authentic Biochemistry 21 December 2020

23/12/2020 29 min

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Episode Synopsis

In this episode Dr Guerra provides a concise description of  T lymphocytic fatty acid synthesis from glucose via cytosolic glycolysis,  mitochondrialpyruvate dehydrogenase, pyruvate carboxylase, and citrate synthase and a return to the cytosol for ATP citrate lyase and the homodimeric polyprotein complex FAS to generate palmitoyl-ACP.
This ability of  antigen-MHC Antigen Presenting Cell  TCR - activated T lymphocytes to prepare for massive cytokine and chemokine expression requires a biochemical poise to use newly synthesized intracellular triacylglycerol to drive cellular exapnsion and effector-mediated immune responses.
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