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In silico models further reveal that the MPC heterodimer preferentially adopts an inward‐open conformation to facilitate substrate entry—a conformation that underpins its central role in cellular bioenergetics and metabolic flux."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_fs", "start_ref": "1", "end_ref": "5"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n\n"}, {"type": "p", "children": [{"type": "t", "text": "\nIn malignant contexts, diminished MPC2 expression and perturbation of MPC complex integrity have been linked to profound metabolic reprogramming. For example, re‐expression of MPC2 (with MPC1) in cancer cells has been shown to increase mitochondrial pyruvate oxidation, thereby reducing anchorage‐independent growth and stem–like features, while transcriptional repression by factors such as CtBP1 further skews the cellular redox balance and metabolic profile. Additionally, studies in colorectal cancer reveal that low MPC2 levels trigger activation of pathways such as mTOR—promoting glycolysis and tumor progression—whereas genetic and post–translational modifications of MPC components contribute to a complex regulatory network in oncogenesis."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_fs", "start_ref": "6", "end_ref": "10"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n\n"}, {"type": "p", "children": [{"type": "t", "text": "\nBeyond cancer, alterations in MPC2 have been implicated in a spectrum of neuropsychiatric and metabolic disorders. Genetic investigations have yielded mixed associations between MPC2 polymorphisms and disorders such as schizophrenia and major depressive disorder, while rare, pathogenic variants in MPC2 have been identified in patients with early–onset neurological dysfunction—underscoring its critical role in neuronal metabolism. 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