PFK1 Cancer Research Results

PFK1, Phosphofructokinase-1: Click to Expand ⟱
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Phosphofructokinase-1 (PFK1) is a key regulatory enzyme in glycolysis that catalyzes the conversion of fructose-6-phosphate to fructose-1,6-bisphosphate.
– As a rate-limiting enzyme in glycolysis, PFK1 is subject to complex regulation through allosteric effectors including ATP, AMP, and fructose-2,6-bisphosphate.
• Metabolic Control:
–PFK1 activity is central to controlling the pace of glycolysis, thereby influencing energy production and intermediary metabolite supply.
– In highly proliferative cells or cells under growth conditions, increased glycolytic flux (and, by extension, PFK1 activity) supports the biosynthetic demands of cell division.

– Many tumors (including breast, colorectal, and lung cancers) have been reported to have increased PFK1 expression/activity relative to normal tissues.
– High glycolytic flux, driven partly by enhanced PFK1, supports rapid cell proliferation and survival in the nutrient/stress-challenged tumor microenvironment.

Inhibitors:(typically glycolysis is targeted more broadly)
-Citrate
-Hydrogen ions (pH) – Acidic conditions can have inhibitory effects.
-3PO: inhibits PFKFB3, thereby indirectly reducing PFK1 activity.
-Resveratrol can downregulate glycolytic flux in cancer cells, which may indirectly affect PFK1 activity.
- FMDs offer an indirect strategy to modulate cancer metabolism by broadly reducing glycolysis. Their impact on PFK1 is likely part of a complex network of metabolic adaptations rather than a direct inhibitory effect.
HCC, Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Click to Expand ⟱
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
2421- PB,    Sodium butyrate inhibits aerobic glycolysis of hepatocellular carcinoma cells via the c‐myc/hexokinase 2 pathway
- in-vitro, HCC, HCCLM3 - in-vivo, NA, NA - in-vitro, HCC, Bel-7402 - in-vitro, HCC, SMMC-7721 cell - in-vitro, Nor, L02
Glycolysis↓, Apoptosis↑, TumCP↓, lactateProd↓, GlucoseCon↓, HK2↓, ChemoSen↑, *toxicity↓, cMyc↓, PFK1↓, LDHA↓, cMyc↓, ChemoSen↑,

Showing Research Papers: 1 to 1 of 1

* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 1

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

cMyc↓, 2,   GlucoseCon↓, 1,   Glycolysis↓, 1,   HK2↓, 1,   lactateProd↓, 1,   LDHA↓, 1,   PFK1↓, 1,  

Cell Death ⓘ

Apoptosis↑, 1,  

Migration ⓘ

TumCP↓, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

ChemoSen↑, 2,  
Total Targets: 10

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Functional Outcomes ⓘ

toxicity↓, 1,  
Total Targets: 1

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: PFK1, Phosphofructokinase-1
Query results interpretion may depend on "conditions" listed in the research papers.
Such Conditions may include : 
  -low or high Dose
  -format for product, such as nano of lipid formations
  -different cell line effects
  -synergies with other products 
  -if effect was for normal or cancerous cells

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