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This study aims to explore the role of lactylation in plasma cells and its impact on RA pathogenesis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We utilized single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) data and applied bioinformatics and machine learning techniques. A total of 10,163 cells were retained for analysis after quality control. Clustering analysis identified 13 cell clusters, with plasma cells displaying the highest lactylation scores. We performed pathway enrichment analysis to examine metabolic activity, such as oxidative phosphorylation and glycolysis, in highly lactylated plasma cells. Additionally, we employed 134 machine learning algorithms to identify seven core lactylation-promoting genes and constructed a diagnostic model with an average AUC of 0.918.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The RA lactylation score (RAlac_score) was significantly elevated in RA patients and positively correlated with immune cell infiltration and immune checkpoint molecule expression. Differential expression analysis between two plasma cell clusters revealed distinct metabolic and immunological profiles, with cluster 2 demonstrating increased immune activity and extracellular matrix interactions. qRT-PCR validation confirmed that NDUFB3, NGLY1, and SLC25A4 are highly expressed in RA.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study highlights the critical role of lactylation in plasma cells for RA pathogenesis and identifies potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets, which may offer insights for future therapeutic strategies.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fimmu.2024.1453587","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,10,3]],"date-time":"2024-10-03T04:33:21Z","timestamp":1727930001000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":24,"title":["The role of lactylation in plasma cells and its impact on rheumatoid arthritis pathogenesis: insights 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