این آنزیم بیشتر درماهیچه اسکلتی بدن و در غشاء خارجیمیتوکندریها قرار دارد وبیان آن به ترشحانسولین پاسخ میدهد. پژوهشهای انجام شده بر روی موشهای صحرایی نشان میدهد که افزایش این آنزیم با تشدید نرخگلیکولیز که در سلولهای سرطانی در حال رشد مشاهده میشود، مرتبط است.[۵]
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