Targeting CSC-related transcription factors by E3 ubiquitin ligases for cancer therapy

W Wang, W Liu, Q Chen, Y Yuan, P Wang - Seminars in Cancer Biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Evidence has revealed that transcription factors play essential roles in regulation of multiple
cellular processes, including cell proliferation, metastasis, EMT, cancer stem cells and …

USP3: Key deubiquitylation enzyme in human diseases

H Zhang, W Liu, Y Wu, C Chen - Cancer Science, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Ubiquitination and deubiquitylation are pivotal posttranslational modifications essential for
regulating cellular protein homeostasis and are implicated in the development of human …

USP7 represses lineage differentiation genes in mouse embryonic stem cells by both catalytic and noncatalytic activities

C Liu, L Sun, Y Tan, Q Wang, T Luo, C Li, N Yao… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
USP7, a ubiquitin-specific peptidase (USP), plays an important role in many cellular
processes through its catalytic deubiquitination of various substrates. However, its nuclear …

[HTML][HTML] Ubiquitin-specific protease 3 facilitates cell proliferation by deubiquitinating pyruvate kinase L/R in gallbladder cancer

RP Liang, XX Zhang, J Zhao, RT Zhu, WJ Wang… - Laboratory …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Ubiquitin-specific protease 3 (USP3), a kind of cysteine protease, is a crucial family
member of deubiquitinating enzymes. USP3 is aberrantly expressed in several tumors …

Capsaicin inhibits the stemness of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma cells by triggering autophagy‐lysosome mediated OCT4A degradation

L Wu, S Xu, X Cheng, L Zhang, Y Wang… - Phytotherapy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Capsaicin (CAP) is a well‐known anti‐cancer agent. Recently, we reported capsaicin‐
induced apoptosis in anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) cells. It is well accepted that the …

OLMALINC/OCT4/BMP2 axis enhances osteogenic-like phenotype of renal interstitial fibroblasts to participate in Randall's plaque formation

Z Zhu, F Huang, Y Jiang, S Ruan, M Liu, Y Zhang… - Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Background Randall's plaques (RP) are identified as anchored sites for kidney calcium
oxalate stones, but the mechanism remains unclear. Given the importance of osteogenic-like …

Harnessing the ubiquitin proteasome system as a key player in stem cell biology

H Atta, DH Kassem, MM Kamal, NM Hamdy - BioFactors, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Intracellular proteins take part in almost every body function; thus, protein homeostasis is of
utmost importance. The ubiquitin proteasome system (UPS) has a fundamental role in …

The Suppression of Ubiquitin C-Terminal Hydrolase L1 Promotes the Transdifferentiation of Auditory Supporting Cells into Hair Cells by Regulating the mTOR …

YJ Kim, IH Jeong, JH Ha, YS Kim, S Sung, JH Jang… - Cells, 2024 - mdpi.com
In mammals, hearing loss is irreversible due to the lack of the regenerative capacity of the
auditory epithelium. However, stem/progenitor cells in mammalian cochleae may be a …

[HTML][HTML] Zebrafish usp3 loss promotes hypoxic tolerance by disrupting deubiquitination of K63-polyubiquitinated hif-1αa

J Li, Z Zhou, X Cai, Y Song, Z Li, Z Li, W **ao… - Water Biology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-mediated hypoxia signaling pathway influences oxygen
homeostasis in aerobic organisms. This pathway is regulated by several other pathways …

Ubiquitin–proteasome system in the induction and maintenance of cellular pluripotency

IV Zubarev, UI Podenkova, AN Tomilin… - Russian Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Pluripotent embryonic stem cells (ESCs) are derived from preimplantation blastocysts and
can differentiate into all types of somatic cells. More recently discovered induced pluripotent …