ImmunologybioRxivPreprint
SCD-dependent lipid metabolism licenses alternative macrophage activation and macrophage plasticity
Tianheng Hou, R L Watson, Alexander H. Bedard…·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.
DOI 10.64898/2026.05.27.728175