BiochemistrybioRxiv
A D-2-Hydroxyglutarate dehydrogenase mutant reveals a critical role for ketone body metabolism in Caenorhabditis elegans development
O. Ponomarova, H. Zhang, X. Li…·A. J. M. Walhout
This study shows that in C. elegans, D-2HG is produced via the propionate shunt and that loss of dhgd-1 causes embryonic lethality by disrupting ketone body metabolism, which can be rescued by vitamin B12 or 3-hydroxybutyrate.
DOI 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002057