Evidence map›Paper›PMID 41683537›Full record

ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Targeting the UPR with Small Molecules: Emerging Strategies for Immune Regulation.

Junyi Duan, Daoyuan Huang, Yick W Fong

Abstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
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

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

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

3 authors.

Junyi DuanBrigham Regenerative Medicine Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02215, USA.ORCID 0009-0007-7873-1822
Daoyuan HuangDepartment of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6680-7734
Yick W FongBrigham Regenerative Medicine Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02215, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8498-7169

Funding

Overcoming epigenetic barriers to somatic cell reprogramming by the XPC DNA repair complexR01GM152463 · NIGMS · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI FONG, YICK WAH · 2024 to 2025
$716k
National Institute of Health R01GM152463NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM152463
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The unfolded protein response (UPR) is a highly conserved adaptive mechanism that restores endoplasmic reticulum (ER) homeostasis under stress. Beyond its canonical roles in proteostasis, the UPR has emerged as a central regulator of immune responses across diverse contexts, including infection, inflammation, cancer, and autoimmunity. IRE1α, PERK, and ATF6 are three principal UPR sensors that coordinate complex signaling networks to regulate antigen presentation, cytokine production, and immune cell differentiation. This review highlights the molecular mechanisms by which small molecules target the UPR to modulate immune responses. In addition, we highlight stress granules (SGs) and the prevalence of protein-protein interactions mediated by intrinsically low-complexity domains (LCDs) in the UPR as potential new avenues for immune modulation. Finally, we discuss future directions for leveraging UPR modulation in immunotherapy, infectious disease, and chronic inflammatory disorders.

Indexed as

Small Molecule LibrariesUnfolded Protein ResponseActivating Transcription Factor 6AnimalseIF-2 KinaseEndoplasmic ReticulumEndoplasmic Reticulum StressEndoribonucleasesHumansImmunotherapySignal TransductionStress GranulesActivating Transcription Factor 6eIF-2 KinaseEndoribonucleasesSmall Molecule LibrariesERimmunityLCDSGsmall moleculesUPR

Identifiers

PMID41683537
PMCPMC12899403

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.