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ReviewScience advances2025

Metabolism-driven posttranslational modifications and immune regulation: Emerging targets for immunotherapy.

Gujie Wu, Xiaofei Fan, Lin Cheng, Zongwei Chen, Yanjun Yi, Jiaqi Liang, Xiaolong Huang, Na Yang, Jiacheng Yin, Weigang Guo and 2 more

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Review in Science advances, 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

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Gujie WuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.ORCID 0009-0002-6705-0857
Xiaofei FanShandong Medical College, Jinan 250002, Shandong, China.
Lin ChengRegenerative Medicine Institute, School of Medicine, National University of Ireland, H91 TK33 Galway, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0002-0663-3277
Zongwei ChenDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
Yanjun YiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
Jiaqi LiangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
Xiaolong HuangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
Na YangLaboratory of Oncology and Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Jiacheng YinDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
Weigang GuoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
Yiwei HuangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.ORCID 0009-0007-0602-6809
Shanye YinEinstein Pathology Single-cell & Bioinformatics Laboratory, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9116-5238

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The interplay between cellular metabolism and immune regulation is central to immune function and disease progression, revealing notable therapeutic opportunities. Upon activation, immune cells undergo metabolic reprogramming to meet heightened demands for energy and biosynthesis, reshaping regulatory networks across epigenomic, transcriptomic, and proteomic layers. Metabolite-derived posttranslational modifications (PTMs) serve as pivotal mechanisms integrating metabolic intermediates with immune signaling pathways. Beyond classical acetylation, diverse nonacetyl PTMs-including lactylation, succinylation, malonylation, palmitoylation, and myristoylation-modify histone and nonhistone proteins, regulating gene expression, protein stability, subcellular localization, enzymatic activity, and protein-protein interactions. Advances in mass spectrometry and bioinformatics now enable precise characterization of these PTMs, uncovering their broad roles in immune regulation. This review summarizes current progress in immunometabolism and explores future directions such as mechanistic studies, combination strategies, and clinical applications. Metabolite-driven PTMs critically connect metabolism to immune regulation, suggesting promising therapeutic approaches for cancer, autoimmune disorders, and inflammatory diseases.

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ImmunotherapyProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalAnimalsHumansNeoplasmsSignal Transduction

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PMID40938975
PMCPMC12428940

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