Posted: July 13th, 2017

Pyruvate is imported into the mitochondria by a specific transporter, the mitochondrial pyruvate carrier

Pyruvate is imported into the mitochondria by a specific transporter, the
mitochondrial pyruvate carrier. You’re interested in studying this carrier, so you modify
cells in culture to express a non-functional mutant. How would you expect the
metabolism of these cells to differ from wild type cells? Limit your response to three
sentences