{"id":87982,"date":"2025-07-22T12:40:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T10:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/port.lukasiewicz.gov.pl\/?p=87982"},"modified":"2026-02-02T11:01:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T10:01:11","slug":"new-phd-at-lukasiewicz-port-investigates-mitochondria-in-cancer-cells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/port.lukasiewicz.gov.pl\/en\/new-phd-at-lukasiewicz-port-investigates-mitochondria-in-cancer-cells\/","title":{"rendered":"New PhD at \u0141ukasiewicz \u2013 PORT Investigates Mitochondria in Cancer Cells"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Dr. \u0141ukasz Pietras, a member of the Cancer Neurophysiology Group<\/a> at \u0141ukasiewicz \u2013 PORT, has just defended his doctoral dissertation focused on the study of mitochondria \u2013 the structures responsible for energy production within cells. His research sheds new light on the role of the enzyme FBP2, which may be crucial not only for sugar metabolism but also for the proper functioning of mitochondria. <\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\u201cCell life is constant motion,\u201d says Dr. Pietras. \u201cIt turns out that the form of the FBP2 enzyme affects how mitochondria move, what shape they take, and how they respond to stress,\u201d he explains.  <\/p>\n

Until now, FBP2 was primarily known for its role in glucose metabolism. However, the young researcher\u2019s work has shown that this enzyme may also regulate the structure and behavior of mitochondria \u2014 both in healthy and cancerous cells.  <\/p>\n

In healthy cells, the active form of the enzyme supported proper mitochondrial function \u2014 including their mobility, structure, and energy production capacity. In contrast, in cancer cells, the enzyme is nearly absent. \u201cThis discovery could become a starting point for developing new therapeutic strategies in cancer treatment,\u201d emphasizes Dr. Pietras. <\/p>\n

Most of Dr. Pietras\u2019s research was conducted using cell lines. By applying advanced imaging techniques, the real-time movement of mitochondria could be observed. \u201cA cell is like a soup, where everything is in motion, and mitochondria are its tiny power plants \u2014 they travel to where energy is most needed,\u201d the scientist adds.  <\/p>\n

Dr. Pietras also highlights the importance of biobanking \u2013 the voluntary donation of biological samples for scientific research: \u201cWe need patient-derived material for our research to truly contribute to the development of new treatments. The biobank at \u0141ukasiewicz \u2013 PORT<\/a> supports the work of scientists, and its continued growth is crucial for us,\u201d he stresses.
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Dr. \u0141ukasz Pietras, a member of the Cancer Neurophysiology Group at \u0141ukasiewicz \u2013 PORT, has just defended his doctoral dissertation focused on the study of mitochondria \u2013 the structures responsible for energy production within cells. His research sheds new light on the role of the enzyme FBP2, which may be crucial not only for sugar metabolism but also for the proper functioning of mitochondria. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":249,"featured_media":81362,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"Dr. \u0141ukasz Pietras, a member of the Cancer Neurophysiology Group at \u0141ukasiewicz \u2013 PORT, has just defended his doctoral dissertation focused on the study of mitochondria \u2013 the structures responsible for energy production within cells. His research sheds new light on the role of the enzyme FBP2, which may be crucial not only for sugar metabolism but also for the proper functioning of mitochondria.","_seopress_robots_index":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[204],"tags":[690],"class_list":["post-87982","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-researches"],"acf":{"czas_czytania":"3","order":"0"},"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-18 14:26:54","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/port.lukasiewicz.gov.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87982","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/port.lukasiewicz.gov.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/port.lukasiewicz.gov.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/port.lukasiewicz.gov.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/249"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/port.lukasiewicz.gov.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87982"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/port.lukasiewicz.gov.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87982\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98682,"href":"https:\/\/port.lukasiewicz.gov.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87982\/revisions\/98682"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/port.lukasiewicz.gov.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/port.lukasiewicz.gov.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/port.lukasiewicz.gov.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/port.lukasiewicz.gov.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}