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 …

Ubiquitination and deubiquitination in cancer: from mechanisms to novel therapeutic approaches

F Liu, J Chen, K Li, H Li, Y Zhu, Y Zhai, B Lu, Y Fan… - Molecular Cancer, 2024 - Springer
Ubiquitination, a pivotal posttranslational modification of proteins, plays a fundamental role
in regulating protein stability. The dysregulation of ubiquitinating and deubiquitinating …

p53 modifications: exquisite decorations of the powerful guardian

Y Liu, O Tavana, W Gu - Journal of molecular cell biology, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The last 40 years have witnessed how p53 rose from a viral binding protein to a central
factor in both stress responses and tumor suppression. The exquisite regulation of p53 …

Deubiquitylating enzymes and drug discovery: emerging opportunities

JA Harrigan, X Jacq, NM Martin… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2018 - nature.com
More than a decade after a Nobel Prize was awarded for the discovery of the ubiquitin–
proteasome system and clinical approval of proteasome and ubiquitin E3 ligase inhibitors …

Ubiquitin-specific protease 7 promotes ferroptosis via activation of the p53/TfR1 pathway in the rat hearts after ischemia/reperfusion

LJ Tang, YJ Zhou, XM **ong, NS Li, JJ Zhang… - Free Radical Biology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Iron overload triggers the ferroptosis in the heart following ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) and
transferrin receptor 1 (TfR1) charges the cellular iron uptake. Bioinformatics analysis shows …

Molecular basis of USP7 inhibition by selective small-molecule inhibitors

AP Turnbull, S Ioannidis, WW Krajewski… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Ubiquitination controls the stability of most cellular proteins, and its deregulation contributes
to human diseases including cancer. Deubiquitinases remove ubiquitin from proteins, and …

Targeting ubiquitin specific proteases (USPs) in cancer immunotherapy: from basic research to preclinical application

H Gao, J Yin, C Ji, X Yu, J Xue, X Guan… - Journal of Experimental …, 2023 - Springer
Tumors have evolved in various mechanisms to evade the immune system, hindering the
antitumor immune response and facilitating tumor progression. Immunotherapy has become …

USP7-a crucial regulator of cancer hallmarks

G Saha, S Roy, M Basu, MK Ghosh - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews on …, 2023 - Elsevier
Over the course of three decades of study, the deubiquitinase Herpesvirus associated
Ubiquitin-Specific Protease/Ubiquitin-Specific Protease 7 (HAUSP/USP7) has gradually …

Therapeutic opportunities within the DNA damage response

LH Pearl, AC Schierz, SE Ward, B Al-Lazikani… - Nature Reviews …, 2015 - nature.com
The DNA damage response (DDR) is essential for maintaining the genomic integrity of the
cell, and its disruption is one of the hallmarks of cancer. Classically, defects in the DDR have …