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ReviewCellular oncology (Dordrecht, Netherlands)2025

Lactylation: the regulatory code of cellular life activity and a barometer of diseases.

Xuebing Xu, Xuming Wu, Dandan Jin, Jie Ji, Tong Wu, Mengxiang Huang, Junpeng Zhao, Zihan Shi, Lirong Zhou, XuYang He and 4 more

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Review in Cellular oncology (Dordrecht, Netherlands), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Xuebing Xu *Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, China.
Xuming Wu *Nantong Municipal Health Commission, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
Dandan Jin *Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, China.
Jie JiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, China.
Tong WuDepartment of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, China.
Mengxiang HuangDepartment of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, China.
Junpeng ZhaoDepartment of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, China.
Zihan ShiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, China.
Lirong ZhouDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
XuYang HeDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
Yuxuan HuangDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
Shihai XuanDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Affiliated Dongtai Hospital of Nantong University, Dongtai, 224200, China. xsh.jyk@163.com.
Mingbing XiaoDepartment of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, China. xmb73@163.com.
Xiaolei CaoDepartment of Pathology, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, 226001, China. caoxiaolei@126.com.

Funding

Jiangsu Provincial Research Hospital YJXYY202204National Natural Science Foundation of China 82272624the Health Project of Nantong City MS2023009the Key Research and Development Program (Forward-looking Technological Innovation Special Project) of Nantong City GZ2024007the Plan of Jiangsu Provincial Medical Key Discipline ZDXK202240the Postgraduate Research and Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province KYCX23_3419the Postgraduate Research and Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province KYCX24_3593
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lactylation is a novel post-translational modification of proteins, which has attracted extensive attention since its discovery. Lactylation takes lactate, a common metabolite, as its substrate and mediates the modification under the action of lactyltransferases. Although lactylation modification was initially found to undergo in histones, subsequent studies have shown that this novel modification is not limited to specific protein classes, and can undergo in both histone and non-histone proteins. Lactylation has been proved to play an important regulatory role in a variety of diseases, including tumors, metabolic disorders, cardiovascular diseases, and neurodegenerative diseases. Given the tumor properties of its substrate lactate, lactylation has been most extensively studied in tumors, and as a result, we have gained a deeper understanding of the potential molecular mechanisms and regulatory roles of lactylation in tumors. In this paper, we will summarize the regulatory and functional mechanisms of lactylation, explain the cellular processes in which lactylation is involved and its association with various diseases, and look forward to the future clinical application of lactylation.

Indexed as

Lactic AcidProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalAnimalsHumansNeoplasmsLactic Acid

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PMID40522624
PMCPMC12528349

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