UFMylation

Zi-Ping Ning1, Ya-Ling Tang1, Lin Cao2

  • 1Department of Physiology & Institute of Neuroscience, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, Hunan, People's Republic of China.

Molecular biology reports
|January 23, 2026
PubMed
概括

一个关键的蛋白质修饰,UFMylation,关键调节脂质新陈代谢和细胞平衡. 它的失调与动脉样硬化和肥胖等疾病有关,突出显示了其治疗潜力.

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