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under what circumstances does folate metabolism reverse direction?

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As per this diagram

folate_cluster.png
These reactions are bidirectional. I assume the 'normal' direction is that which results in +1 glycine outside mitochondria and +1 serine inside (or am I wrong?). What conditions cause this to change?