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ReviewBiomolecules2025

AARS1 and AARS2: From Protein Synthesis to Lactylation-Driven Oncogenesis.

Lingyue Gao, Jihua Guo, Rong Jia

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Review in Biomolecules, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Lingyue GaoState Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
Jihua GuoState Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6713-4439
Rong JiaState Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6960-6199

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 82170966
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (AARSs), traditionally recognized for their essential role in protein synthesis, are now emerging as critical players in cancer pathogenesis through translation-independent functions. Lactate-derived lactylation, a post-translational modification, plays an increasingly important role in tumorigenesis in the context of high levels of lactate in tumor cells due to the Warburg effect. Current research has highlighted AARS1/2 as lactate sensors and lactyltransferases that catalyze global lysine lactylation in cancer cells and promote cancer proliferation, providing a new perspective for cancer therapy. This review synthesizes the canonical and non-canonical functions of AARS1/2, with a particular focus on their lactylation-related mechanisms; details how lactylation acts as a mechanistic bridge linking AARS1/2 to diverse oncogenic signaling pathways, thereby promoting cancer hallmarks such as metabolic reprogramming, uncontrolled proliferation, immune escape, and therapy resistance; and proposes strategies to target AARS1/2 or modulate relative lactylation, offering a potential avenue to translate these insights into effective cancer therapies.

Indexed as

Amino Acyl-tRNA SynthetasesCarcinogenesisLactic AcidNeoplasmsProtein BiosynthesisAnimalsHumansProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalAmino Acyl-tRNA SynthetasesLactic AcidAARS1AARS2cancer therapylactylation

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PMID41008630
PMCPMC12467997

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