Pei Yanhong, Liang Haijie, Guo Yu, Wang Boyang, Wu Han, Jin Zhijian, Lin Shanyi, Zeng Fanwei, Wu Yifan, Shi Qianyu, Xu Jiuhui, Huang Yi, Ren Tingting, Liu Jiarui, Guo Wei
Department of Bone Tumor, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China.
Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Front Oncol. 2025 Mar 4;15:1509457. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2025.1509457. eCollection 2025.
BACKGROUND: Liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) is a novel concept that could explain how living cells precisely modulate internal spatial and temporal functions. However, a comprehensive bibliometric analysis on LLPS and immune signaling processes in cancer is still scarce. This study aims to perform a bibliometric assessment of research to explore the landscape of LLPS research in immune signaling pathways for cancer. METHODS: Utilizing the Web of Science Core Collection database and multiple analysis software, we performed quantitative and qualitative analyses of the study situation between LLPS and immune signaling in cancer from 1992 to 2024. RESULTS: The corresponding authors were primarily from China and the USA. The most relevant references were the "International Journal of Molecular Sciences", "Proteomics". The annual number of publications exhibited a fast upward tendency from 2020 to 2024. The most frequent key terms included expression, separation, activation, immunotherapy, and mechanisms. Qualitative evaluation emphasized the TCR, BCR, cGAS-STING, RIG-1, NF-κB signaling pathways associated with LLPS processes. CONCLUSION: This research is the first to integratively map out the knowledge structure and forward direction in the area of immune transduction linked with LLPS over the past 30 years. In summary, although this research area is still in its infancy, illustrating the coordinated structures and communications between cancer and immune signaling with LLPS within a spatial framework will offer deeper insights into the molecular mechanisms of cancer development and further enhance the effectiveness of existing immunotherapies.
背景:液-液相分离(LLPS)是一个新的概念,它可以解释活细胞如何精确调节内部的时空功能。然而,针对LLPS与癌症免疫信号传导过程的全面文献计量分析仍然很少。本研究旨在进行文献计量评估,以探索癌症免疫信号通路中LLPS的研究概况。 方法:利用科学网核心合集数据库和多种分析软件,我们对1992年至2024年癌症中LLPS与免疫信号传导之间的研究情况进行了定量和定性分析。 结果:通讯作者主要来自中国和美国。最相关的参考文献是《国际分子科学杂志》《蛋白质组学》。2020年至2024年,年发文量呈快速上升趋势。最常见的关键词包括表达、分离、激活、免疫疗法和机制。定性评估强调了与LLPS过程相关的TCR、BCR、cGAS-STING、RIG-1、NF-κB信号通路。 结论:本研究首次全面梳理了过去30年中与LLPS相关的免疫转导领域的知识结构和前沿方向。总之,尽管该研究领域仍处于起步阶段,但在空间框架内阐明癌症与免疫信号传导之间的协同结构和相互作用,并结合LLPS,将为癌症发展的分子机制提供更深入的见解,并进一步提高现有免疫疗法的有效性。