The Role of Protein Methyltransferases in Immunityopen access
- Authors
- Song, Chaoran; Kim, Mi-Yeon; Cho, Jae Youl
- Issue Date
- Jan-2024
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Keywords
- protein methylation; inflammation; arginine methylation; lysine methylation
- Citation
- MOLECULES, v.29, no.2
- Journal Title
- MOLECULES
- Volume
- 29
- Number
- 2
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/ssu/handle/2018.sw.ssu/49193
- DOI
- 10.3390/molecules29020360
- ISSN
- 1420-3049
1420-3049
- Abstract
- The immune system protects our body from bacteria, viruses, and toxins and removes malignant cells. Activation of immune cells requires the onset of a network of important signaling proteins. Methylation of these proteins affects their structure and biological function. Under stimulation, T cells, B cells, and other immune cells undergo activation, development, proliferation, differentiation, and manufacture of cytokines and antibodies. Methyltransferases alter the above processes and lead to diverse outcomes depending on the degree and type of methylation. In the previous two decades, methyltransferases have been reported to mediate a great variety of immune stages. Elucidating the roles of methylation in immunity not only contributes to understanding the immune mechanism but is helpful in the development of new immunotherapeutic strategies. Hence, we review herein the studies on methylation in immunity, aiming to provide ideas for new approaches.
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