PKM2 regulates cigarette smoke-induced airway inflammation and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition via modulating PINK1/Parkin-mediated mitophagy
Diandian Li, Cheng Shen, Lian Liu, Jun Hu, Jiangyue Qin, Luqi Dai, Lijuan Gao, Mengxin Cheng, Dingran Wang, Rong Bao, Bo Wang
Topics & Concepts
MitophagyGene knockdownPKM2Epithelial–mesenchymal transitionInflammationSmall interfering RNACell biologyChemistryCancer researchBiologyDownregulation and upregulationImmunologyTransfectionApoptosisPyruvate kinaseAutophagyGlycolysisBiochemistryMetabolismGeneAutophagy in Disease and TherapyChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchImmune cells in cancer