PKM and acute lymphoblastic leukemia: However, increased serine synthesis has been described in Cyclin D3:CDK4/6 complex driven T-ALL as a side effect from inhibition of glycolysis enzymes 6-phosphofructokinase (PFKP) and pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2), causing redirection of glycolytic intermediates into the pentose phosphate (PPP) and serine pathways39.