ReviewInnovation (Cambridge (Mass.))2025
Palmitic acid and palmitoylation in cancer: Understanding, insights, and challenges.
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- A SPAAC-Based Bioorthogonal Method for Verifying Protein Palmitoylation.Bio-protocol · 2026Article
- Metabolic Reprogramming of Cancer Stem Cells: Targeting Lipid Flux and Mitochondrial Plasticity to Overcome Therapeutic Resistance.Cancer medicine · 2026Review
- ZDHHC17-Mediated CDK4 Palmitoylation Drives Cell Cycle Progression and Orchestrates Cancer Immune Surveillance.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- ABHD17C-Mediated S-Depalmitoylation of BCL6B Enhances CD24 Transcription to Resist Macrophage Phagocytosis in Pancreatic Cancer.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- A palmitoylation signature for prognosis immune infiltration and drug sensitivity in esophageal carcinoma.iScience · 2026Article
- Integrative analysis and functional validation identified palmitoylated PHGDH as a therapeutic target for colon adenocarcinoma.Cellular oncology (Dordrecht, Netherlands) · 2026Article
- From lipid modification to cell death: the diverse roles of S-palmitoylation in cell fate decisions.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2026Review
- Palmitoylation-dependent regulation of innate and adaptive immunity: molecular insights and translational opportunities.Cellular & molecular biology letters · 2026Review
- Deciphering double-negative prostate cancer: from aggressive subtype to novel therapeutic paradigms.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2026Review
- AI-enabled single-cell dissection of the palmitoylation landscape identifies a multicellular prognostic program in gastric cancer.NPJ precision oncology · 2026Article
- A novel signature of palmitoylation for predicting prognosis and therapeutic response of hepatocellular carcinoma.Discover oncology · 2026Article
- Bioactivity-Guided Fractionation, Characterization, and Mechanistic Insights of Anticancer Agents fromMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Obesity-associated inflammation and cancer: molecular mechanisms, evidence gaps, and therapeutic opportunities.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
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Abstract
Nutrients from dietary foods not only provide energy and building blocks, but also play critical roles in modulating diverse pathophysiological functions. They achieve these, in part, by accelerating cell signaling transduction processes via modulating various types of protein post-translational modifications (PTMs). Notably, accumulating evidence has identified palmitic acid (PA), a major component of high-fat diets, as a significant contributor to various human disorders, including diabetes and cancer. Hence, further understanding the roles of PA and its involvement in protein palmitoylation, a key PTM, is crucial for uncovering the mechanisms underlying these diseases and exploring potential clinical applications in cancer therapy. This review comprehensively summarizes recent advances in the understanding of PA homeostasis and palmitoylation in tumorigenesis. Specifically, it highlights the connections between palmitoylation and key processes such as oncogenic signaling pathways, cell death mechanisms, innate immune responses, and the tumor microenvironment. The review also emphasizes potential therapeutic strategies, including targeting PA homeostasis, palmitoylation-associated processes, or specific palmitoylated proteins for cancer treatment. Finally, the challenges in the field, such as the regulation of PA homeostasis and the dynamic detection or targeting of palmitoylation, are discussed, underscoring the need for further research to address these critical issues.
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