Cheng WX, Ren Y, Lu MM, Xu LL, Gao JG, Chen D, Kalyani FS, Lv ZY, Chen CX, Ji F, Lin HN, Jin X. Palmitoylation in Crohn’s disease: Current status and future directions. World J Gastroenterol 2021; 27(48): 8201-8215 [PMID: 35068865 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i48.8201]
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Xi Jin, PhD, Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, No. 79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China. jxfl007@zju.edu.cn
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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2021; 27(48): 8201-8215 Published online Dec 28, 2021. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i48.8201
Palmitoylation in Crohn’s disease: Current status and future directions
Wei-Xin Cheng, Yue Ren, Miao-Miao Lu, Ling-Ling Xu, Jian-Guo Gao, Dong Chen, Farhin Shaheed Kalyani, Zi-Yan Lv, Chun-Xiao Chen, Feng Ji, He-Ning Lin, Xi Jin
Wei-Xin Cheng, Yue Ren, Miao-Miao Lu, Ling-Ling Xu, Jian-Guo Gao, Farhin Shaheed Kalyani, Chun-Xiao Chen, Feng Ji, Xi Jin, Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China
Dong Chen, Department of Colorectal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China
Zi-Yan Lv, Wenzhou Medical University Renji College, Wenzhou 325035, Zhejiang Province, China
He-Ning Lin, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, United States
Author contributions: Cheng WX, Ren Y, Lu MM, Xu LL, Gao JG, Chen D, and Lv ZY conducted the literature review and wrote the section on Crohn’s disease; Lin H conceived and wrote the section on palmitoylation; Kalyani FS assisted with the writing and edited the review for language; Chen CX and Ji F conceived the review of the topic of Crohn’s disease and assisted with the literature review; Jin X conceived the overall concept of the review and supervised the research and writing processes.
Supported byNational Science Foundation of China, No. 81770574; and Zhejiang Provincial National Science Foundation, No. LZ21H030002.
Conflict-of-interest statement: Lin H is founder and consultant for Sedec Therapeutics. All other authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
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Corresponding author: Xi Jin, PhD, Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, No. 79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China. jxfl007@zju.edu.cn
Received: March 19, 2021 Peer-review started: March 19, 2021 First decision: May 1, 2021 Revised: May 8, 2021 Accepted: December 2, 2021 Article in press: December 2, 2021 Published online: December 28, 2021 Processing time: 279 Days and 22.1 Hours
Abstract
S-palmitoylation is one of the most common post-translational modifications in nature; however, its importance has been overlooked for decades. Crohn’s disease (CD), a subtype of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), is an autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation involving the entire gastrointestinal tract. Bowel damage and subsequent disabilities caused by CD are a growing global health issue. Well-acknowledged risk factors for CD include genetic susceptibility, environmental factors, such as a westernized lifestyle, and altered gut microbiota. However, the pathophysiological mechanisms of this disorder are not yet comprehensively understood. With the rapidly increasing global prevalence of CD and the evident role of S-palmitoylation in CD, as recently reported, there is a need to investigate the relationship between CD and S-palmitoylation. In this review, we summarize the concept, detection, and function of S-palmitoylation as well as its potential effects on CD, and provide novel insights into the pathogenesis and treatment of CD.
Core Tip: S-palmitoylation is one of the most common post-translational modifications in nature; however, its importance has been overlooked for decades. Crohn’s disease (CD) is an autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation of the entire gastrointestinal tract, whose underlying mechanisms of action remain poorly understood. Recent studies have revealed a key role of S-palmitoylation in CD; therefore, there is a need to elucidate the relationship between CD and S-palmitoylation. This review summarizes the basic facts of S-palmitoylation and its potential effect on CD to provide novel insights into the pathogenesis and treatment of CD.
