Post-translational modifications of G Protein–Coupled receptors control cellular signaling dynamics in space and time

A Patwardhan, N Cheng, JA Trejo - Pharmacological reviews, 2021 - ASPET
G protein–coupled receptors (GPCRs) are a large family comprising> 800 signaling
receptors that regulate numerous cellular and physiologic responses. GPCRs have been …

The role of CD36 in cardiovascular disease

H Shu, Y Peng, W Hang, J Nie, N Zhou… - Cardiovascular …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
CD36, also known as the scavenger receptor B2, is a multifunctional receptor widely
expressed in various organs. CD36 plays a crucial role in the uptake of long-chain fatty …

[HTML][HTML] Palmitoylation prevents sustained inflammation by limiting NLRP3 inflammasome activation through chaperone-mediated autophagy

L Wang, J Cai, X Zhao, L Ma, P Zeng, L Zhou, Y Liu… - Molecular cell, 2023 - cell.com
As a key component of the inflammasome, NLRP3 is a critical intracellular danger sensor
emerging as an important clinical target in inflammatory diseases. However, little is known …

Palmitoylation stabilizes PD-L1 to promote breast tumor growth

YI Yang, JM Hsu, L Sun, LC Chan, CW Li, JL Hsu… - Cell research, 2019 - nature.com
Dear Editor, PD-L1 is a well-known transmembrane protein, which is highly expressed on
many types of cancer cells. By binding to its receptor PD-1 on T cells, PD-L1 significantly …

S-acylation of p62 promotes p62 droplet recruitment into autophagosomes in mammalian autophagy

X Huang, J Yao, L Liu, J Chen, L Mei, J Huangfu, D Luo… - Molecular Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Summary p62 is a well-characterized autophagy receptor that recognizes and sequesters
specific cargoes into autophagosomes for degradation. p62 promotes the assembly and …

Metformin alleviates inflammation through suppressing FASN-dependent palmitoylation of Akt

W Xiong, KY Sun, Y Zhu, X Zhang, YH Zhou… - Cell Death & …, 2021 - nature.com
Metformin, traditionally regarded as a hypoglycemic drug, has been studied in other various
fields including inflammation. The specific mechanism of metformin's effect on immune cells …

ZDHHC18 negatively regulates cGAS‐mediated innate immunity through palmitoylation

C Shi, X Yang, Y Liu, H Li, H Chu, G Li, H Yin - The EMBO journal, 2022 - embopress.org
Double‐stranded DNA is recognized as a danger signal by cyclic guanosine
monophosphate‐adenosine monophosphate synthase (cGAS), triggering innate immune …

[HTML][HTML] DNA methylation downregulated ZDHHC1 suppresses tumor growth by altering cellular metabolism and inducing oxidative/ER stress-mediated apoptosis and …

X Le, J Mu, W Peng, J Tang, Q Xiang, S Tian, Y Feng… - Theranostics, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cancer progression is an intricate biological process profiled by not only unscheduled
proliferation, but also altered metabolism mechanisms. In this article, we introduced a novel …

Protein palmitoylation and its pathophysiological relevance

J Jin, X Zhi, X Wang, D Meng - Journal of cellular physiology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Protein palmitoylation, in which C16 fatty acid chains are attached to cysteine residues via a
reversible thioester linkage, is one of the most common lipid modifications and plays …

Post-translational regulations of PD-L1 and PD-1: Mechanisms and opportunities for combined immunotherapy

X Dai, Y Gao, W Wei - Seminars in cancer biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Antibodies targeting programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) or its ligand programmed
death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) are profoundly changing the methods to treat cancers with long-term …