Mitochondrial membrane junction-mediated ATP channeling drives activity-dependent glucose metabolism
Dengbao Yang, Gemma Molinaro, Nadine Nijem, Chuanhai Zhang, Dylen Penny, Meijuan Bai, Mei-Jung Lin, Xiaodong Wen, Salvador Peña, Janaka P. Wansapura, Maria Gaitanou, Rebecca Matsas, Boyuan Wang, Hamid R. Baniasadi, Yan Han, , Xing Zeng
The paper identifies CEND1 as a regulator of activity-dependent glucose metabolism by facilitating mitochondrial ATP channeling to hexokinase I.
bioRxiv · Dec 19, 2025 · PreprintPhysiology