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ReviewCellular & molecular biology letters2025

Palmitoylation: an emerging therapeutic target bridging physiology and disease.

Weini Li, Jie Shen, Aojia Zhuang, Ruiheng Wang, Quanqi Li, Anas Rabata, Yanan Zhang, DuoYao Cao

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Review in Cellular & molecular biology letters, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Weini Li *Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90067, USA.
Jie Shen *Department of GI Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China.
Aojia ZhuangDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90067, USA.
Ruiheng WangDepartment of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope National Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 91010, USA.
Quanqi LiSchool of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, Guangdong, China.
Anas RabataPulmonary Division in the Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90067, USA.
Yanan ZhangDepartment of Cell Engineering, Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing, 100850, China.
DuoYao CaoInternational Center for Aging and Cancer, Department of Hematology of The First Affiliated Hospital, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, 571199, China. DuoYao.Cao@cshs.org.

Funding

American Heart Association 23CDA1052548
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Palmitoylation is a reversible post-translational lipid modification of proteins, catalyzed by the Zinc finger DHHC domain-containing (ZDHHC) family of palmitoyltransferases. Palmitoylation plays a pivotal role in regulating localization, stability, trafficking, and interactions, thereby contributing to a wide range of cellular processes. Dysregulation of palmitoylation has been implicated in numerous pathological conditions, including metabolic disorders, muscular diseases, mitochondrial disorders, cancer, and neurodegeneration. In this review, we summarize recent advances in understanding S-palmitoylation, emphasizing its critical roles in protein regulation, cellular and physiological processes, and its implications in both health and disease. Additionally, we highlight emerging therapeutic opportunities and novel strategies in therapeutic applications targeting this lipid modification.

Indexed as

LipoylationAcyltransferasesAnimalsHumansMolecular Targeted TherapyNeoplasmsProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalAcyltransferasesDepalmitoylationDisease pathogenesisPalmitoylationTargeted therapy

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PMID40817227
PMCPMC12355753

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