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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2025

Zinc Alleviates Gut Barrier Dysfunction by Promoting the Methylation of AKT.

Chuanjiang Cai, Yining Zheng, Bo Sun, Guoyan Wang, Pengfei Li, Huijun Geng, Rongnuo Li, Miaomiao Zhu, Yuanyuan Zhu, Dingping Feng and 4 more

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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14 authors.

Chuanjiang CaiCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
Yining ZhengCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
Bo SunCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
Guoyan WangCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
Pengfei LiCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
Huijun GengCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
Rongnuo LiCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
Miaomiao ZhuCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
Yuanyuan ZhuCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
Dingping FengCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
Lei ChenCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
Guiyan ChuCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
Lu DengCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3744-4102
Shiyan QiaoCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 32422082National Natural Science Foundation of China 32472936
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Zinc plays a crucial role in the gut barrier function and are widely used for the prevention of bowel disease. However, the mechanism via which zinc supplementation exerts this regulatory effect is unclear. The present study identifies and characterizes the zinc-responsive activation of AKT and demonstrates its function in alleviating gut barrier dysfunction. Mechanistically, zinc increased intracellular SAM production, a methyl donor, by promoting the activation of the metallochaperone ZNG1-METAP1 complex. Subsequently, zinc facilitates methylation (symmetrical dimethylarginine, SDMA) of AKT at residues R391 and R15, which is facilitated by PRMT5. The AKT

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Intestinal MucosaProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktZincAnimalsCell ProliferationHumansMethylationMiceSignal TransductionProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktZincAKT methylationgut barrierMETAP1zinc

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PMCPMC12412578

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