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ReviewOncology reports2025

Potential therapeutic target in oncology: Protein palmitoylation (Review).

Shiping Hao, Yongming Mei, Shaolin Chen, Jing Liu, Yao Zhang, Zhengfeng Zhu, Kangjia Zuo

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Review in Oncology reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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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

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Shiping Hao *The Public Experimental Center of Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou 563003, P.R. China.
Yongming Mei *The Public Experimental Center of Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou 563003, P.R. China.
Shaolin ChenDepartment of Nursing, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou 563003, P.R. China.
Jing LiuThe Public Experimental Center of Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou 563003, P.R. China.
Yao ZhangThe Public Experimental Center of Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou 563003, P.R. China.
Zhengfeng ZhuThe Public Experimental Center of Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou 563003, P.R. China.
Kangjia ZuoThe Public Experimental Center of Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou 563003, P.R. China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Post‑translational modifications (PTMs) of proteins, by altering the structural conformation of precursor polypeptides, play an indispensable role in augmenting the diversity and stability of the proteome. PTMs exert profound influence on various hallmarks of tumor biology, including cellular proliferation, apoptosis, angiogenesis and metastatic dissemination. Accordingly, advancing our understanding of PTMs holds substantial promise for broadening the therapeutic landscape of oncology. Among these modifications, palmitoylation, a reversible lipid‑based PTM, critically modulates protein stability, membrane localization, protein‑protein interactions and signal transduction cascades. Dysregulation of palmitoylation has been increasingly implicated in tumorigenesis, suggesting its aberrant forms as putative targets for therapeutic intervention. The present review delineates the biochemical mechanisms underlying protein palmitoylation and synthesizes current insights into its multifaceted roles in tumor progression, immune modulation and metabolic regulation, thereby offering novel perspectives for the development of targeted cancer therapies.

Indexed as

LipoylationNeoplasmsProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsHumansMolecular Targeted TherapySignal TransductionAntineoplastic Agentscancerpalmitoylationpost‑translational modificationtherapeutic target

Identifiers

PMID40682839
PMCPMC12308834

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