Deubiquitinases in cancer

G Dewson, PJA Eichhorn, D Komander - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2023‏ - nature.com
Ubiquitination is an essential regulator of most, if not all, signalling pathways, and defects in
cellular signalling are central to cancer initiation, progression and, eventually, metastasis …

The role of ubiquitination and deubiquitination in cancer metabolism

T Sun, Z Liu, Q Yang - Molecular cancer, 2020‏ - Springer
Metabolic reprogramming, including enhanced biosynthesis of macromolecules, altered
energy metabolism, and maintenance of redox homeostasis, is considered a hallmark of …

Small-molecule MYC inhibitors suppress tumor growth and enhance immunotherapy

H Han, AD Jain, MI Truica, J Izquierdo-Ferrer, JF Anker… - Cancer cell, 2019‏ - cell.com
Small molecules that directly target MYC and are also well tolerated in vivo will provide
invaluable chemical probes and potential anti-cancer therapeutic agents. We developed a …

X-linked ubiquitin-specific peptidase 11 increases tauopathy vulnerability in women

Y Yan, X Wang, D Chaput, MK Shin, Y Koh, L Gan… - Cell, 2022‏ - cell.com
Although women experience significantly higher tau burden and increased risk for
Alzheimer's disease (AD) than men, the underlying mechanism for this vulnerability has not …

[HTML][HTML] CD44+ lung cancer stem cell-derived pericyte-like cells cause brain metastases through GPR124-enhanced trans-endothelial migration

Q Huang, L Liu, D **ao, Z Huang, W Wang, K Zhai… - Cancer Cell, 2023‏ - cell.com
Brain metastasis of lung cancer causes high mortality, but the exact mechanisms underlying
the metastasis remain unclear. Here we report that vascular pericytes derived from CD44+ …

Mission possible: advances in MYC therapeutic targeting in cancer

BL Allen-Petersen, RC Sears - BioDrugs, 2019‏ - Springer
MYC is a master transcriptional regulator that controls almost all cellular processes. Over the
last several decades, researchers have strived to define the context-dependent …

Deubiquitylating enzymes in cancer and immunity

J Ren, P Yu, S Liu, R Li, X Niu, Y Chen… - Advanced …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Deubiquitylating enzymes (DUBs) maintain relative homeostasis of the cellular ubiquitome
by removing the post‐translational modification ubiquitin moiety from substrates. Numerous …

CCL8 secreted by tumor-associated macrophages promotes invasion and stemness of glioblastoma cells via ERK1/2 signaling

X Zhang, L Chen, W Dang, M Cao, J **ao, S Lv… - Laboratory …, 2020‏ - nature.com
Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) constitute a large population of glioblastoma and
facilitate tumor growth and invasion of tumor cells, but the underlying mechanism remains …

USP13 deubiquitinates and stabilizes cyclin D1 to promote gastric cancer cell cycle progression and cell proliferation

C Ma, D Wang, Z Tian, W Gao, Y Zang, L Qian, X Xu… - Oncogene, 2023‏ - nature.com
The reversible post-translational modifications of protein ubiquitination and deubiquitination
play a crucial regulatory role in cellular homeostasis. Deubiquitinases (DUBs) are …

Stabilization of Pin1 by USP34 promotes Ubc9 isomerization and protein sumoylation in glioma stem cells

Q Zhu, P Liang, H Meng, F Li, W Miao, C Chu… - Nature …, 2024‏ - nature.com
The peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase Pin1 is a pivotal therapeutic target in cancers, but the
regulation of Pin1 protein stability is largely unknown. High Pin1 expression is associated …