Lactylation: From Homeostasis to Pathological Implications and Therapeutic Strategies
ABSTRACT Lactylation, a recently identified post‐translational modification, represents a groundbreaking addition to the epigenetic landscape, revealing its pivotal role in gene regulation and metabolic adaptation. Unlike traditional modifications, lactylation directly links metabolic intermediates,...
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| description | ABSTRACT Lactylation, a recently identified post‐translational modification, represents a groundbreaking addition to the epigenetic landscape, revealing its pivotal role in gene regulation and metabolic adaptation. Unlike traditional modifications, lactylation directly links metabolic intermediates, such as lactate, to protein function and cellular behavior. Emerging evidence highlights the critical involvement of lactylation in diverse biological processes, including immune response modulation, cellular differentiation, and tumor progression. However, its regulatory mechanisms, biological implications, and disease associations remain poorly understood. This review systematically explores the enzymatic and nonenzymatic mechanisms underlying protein lactylation, shedding light on the interplay between cellular metabolism and epigenetic control. We comprehensively analyze its biological functions in normal physiology, such as immune homeostasis and tissue repair, and its dysregulation in pathological contexts, including cancer, inflammation, and metabolic disorders. Moreover, we discuss advanced detection technologies and potential therapeutic interventions targeting lactylation pathways. By integrating these insights, this review aims to bridge critical knowledge gaps and propose future directions for research. Highlighting lactylation's multifaceted roles in health and disease, this review provides a timely resource for understanding its clinical implications, particularly as a novel target for precision medicine in metabolic and oncological therapies. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b530af5bc19f4c5c80f6a0b0dffd88442025-08-20T02:56:34ZengWileyMedComm2688-26632025-06-0166n/an/a10.1002/mco2.70226Lactylation: From Homeostasis to Pathological Implications and Therapeutic StrategiesXi Chen0Yixiao Yuan1Fan Zhou2Lihua Li3Jun Pu4Yong Zeng5Xiulin Jiang6Key Laboratory of Neurological and Psychiatric Disease Research of Yunnan Province The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University Kunming ChinaDepartment of Medicine, UF Health Cancer Center University of Florida Gainesville Florida USADepartment of Hematology the Second Hospital Affiliated to Kunming Medical University Kunming ChinaNHC Key Laboratory of Drug Addiction Medicine Kunming Medical University Kunming ChinaKey Laboratory of Neurological and Psychiatric Disease Research of Yunnan Province The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University Kunming ChinaKey Laboratory of Neurological and Psychiatric Disease Research of Yunnan Province The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University Kunming ChinaDepartment of Medicine, UF Health Cancer Center University of Florida Gainesville Florida USAABSTRACT Lactylation, a recently identified post‐translational modification, represents a groundbreaking addition to the epigenetic landscape, revealing its pivotal role in gene regulation and metabolic adaptation. Unlike traditional modifications, lactylation directly links metabolic intermediates, such as lactate, to protein function and cellular behavior. Emerging evidence highlights the critical involvement of lactylation in diverse biological processes, including immune response modulation, cellular differentiation, and tumor progression. However, its regulatory mechanisms, biological implications, and disease associations remain poorly understood. This review systematically explores the enzymatic and nonenzymatic mechanisms underlying protein lactylation, shedding light on the interplay between cellular metabolism and epigenetic control. We comprehensively analyze its biological functions in normal physiology, such as immune homeostasis and tissue repair, and its dysregulation in pathological contexts, including cancer, inflammation, and metabolic disorders. Moreover, we discuss advanced detection technologies and potential therapeutic interventions targeting lactylation pathways. By integrating these insights, this review aims to bridge critical knowledge gaps and propose future directions for research. Highlighting lactylation's multifaceted roles in health and disease, this review provides a timely resource for understanding its clinical implications, particularly as a novel target for precision medicine in metabolic and oncological therapies.https://doi.org/10.1002/mco2.70226biological significancecancer immunotherapypathologyphysiologyprotein lactylation |
| spellingShingle | Xi Chen Yixiao Yuan Fan Zhou Lihua Li Jun Pu Yong Zeng Xiulin Jiang Lactylation: From Homeostasis to Pathological Implications and Therapeutic Strategies MedComm biological significance cancer immunotherapy pathology physiology protein lactylation |
| title | Lactylation: From Homeostasis to Pathological Implications and Therapeutic Strategies |
| title_full | Lactylation: From Homeostasis to Pathological Implications and Therapeutic Strategies |
| title_fullStr | Lactylation: From Homeostasis to Pathological Implications and Therapeutic Strategies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lactylation: From Homeostasis to Pathological Implications and Therapeutic Strategies |
| title_short | Lactylation: From Homeostasis to Pathological Implications and Therapeutic Strategies |
| title_sort | lactylation from homeostasis to pathological implications and therapeutic strategies |
| topic | biological significance cancer immunotherapy pathology physiology protein lactylation |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/mco2.70226 |
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