SCD-dependent lipid metabolism licenses alternative macrophage activation and macrophage plasticity
Tianheng Hou, R L Watson, Alexander H. Bedard, Wei Yuan Hsieh, Jonathan Quintana, Baolong Su, Amara C. Thind, Juliette N. Uy, Clay F. Semenkovich, Peter John Bradley, Peter Tontonoz, Kevin J. Williams, Autumn Gabrielle York, Steven J. Bensinger
This study identifies SCD as a lipid metabolic checkpoint that regulates macrophage activation and plasticity by maintaining lipid desaturation balance and preventing pro-inflammatory responses.
bioRxiv · May 31, 2026 · PreprintImmunology