Significantly, APC/CCdh1 is also active in
postmitotic cells (10) and, in fact, PFKFB3
was originally reported to be targeted
by APC/CCdh1 in neurons (18). Attenuation of glycolysis in these terminally differentiated
cells appears to prevent oxidative
stress and apoptosis caused by glucose
oxidation. It would be interesting to understand
whether GLS1 is also down-regulated
in postmitotic cells.