Machine learning modeling of protein-intrinsic features predicts tractability of targeted protein degradation

W Zhang, SS Roy Burman, J Chen… - Genomics …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Targeted protein degradation (TPD) has rapidly emerged as a therapeutic modality to
eliminate previously undruggable proteins by repurposing the cell's endogenous protein …

[HTML][HTML] TRIM44 promotes BRCA1 functions in HR repair to induce Cisplatin Chemoresistance in Lung Adenocarcinoma by Deubiquitinating FLNA

S Zhang, M Cao, S Yan, Y Liu, W Fan… - … Journal of Biological …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Tripartite motif-containing 44 (TRIM44) has recently been implicated in various
pathological processes in numerous cancers, including lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD); …

HRD1 functions as a tumor suppressor in ovarian cancer by facilitating ubiquitination-dependent SLC7A11 degradation

Y Wang, S Wang, W Zhang - Cell Cycle, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The E3 ubiquitin ligase 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl reductase degradation (HRD1) was
found to be a tumor suppressor in diverse types of cancers; we aimed to explore its …

[HTML][HTML] New approaches targeting the renin-angiotensin system: inhibition of brain aminopeptidase A, ACE2 ubiquitination, and angiotensinogen

E Lazartigues, C Llorens-Cortes, AHJ Danser - Canadian Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite the availability of various therapeutic classes of antihypertensive drugs,
hypertension remains poorly controlled, in part because of poor adherence. Hence, there is …

[HTML][HTML] 5-HT7R enhances neuroimmune resilience and alleviates meningitis by promoting CCR5 ubiquitination

Z Gao, Y Gao, Y Li, J Zhou, G Li, S Xie, R Jia… - Journal of Advanced …, 2024 - Elsevier
Introduction Excessive immune activation induces tissue damage during infection.
Compared to external strategies to reconstruct immune homeostasis, host balancing ways …

The regulation and double-edged roles of the deubiquitinase OTUD5

L Fu, K Lu, Q Jiao, X Chen, F Jia - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
OTUD5 (OTU Deubiquitinase 5) is a functional cysteine protease with deubiquitinase activity
and is a member of the ovarian tumor protease (OTU) family. OTUD5 is involved in the …

A protein sequence-based deep transfer learning framework for identifying human proteome-wide deubiquitinase-substrate interactions

Y Liu, D Li, X Zhang, S Xia, Y Qu, X Ling, Y Li… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Protein ubiquitination regulates a wide range of cellular processes. The degree of protein
ubiquitination is determined by the delicate balance between ubiquitin ligase (E3)-mediated …

A Ubiquitin‐Dependent Switch on MEF2D Senses Pro‐Metastatic Niche Signals to Facilitate Intrahepatic Metastasis of Liver Cancer

J Xiang, N Zhang, A Du, J Li, M Luo, Y Wang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Effective treatment for metastasis, a leading cause of cancer‐associated death, is still
lacking. To seed on a distal organ, disseminated cancer cells (DCCs) must adapt to the local …

ARID1A safeguards the canalization of the cell fate decision during osteoclastogenesis

J Du, Y Liu, J Sun, E Yao, J Xu, X Wu, L Xu… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Chromatin remodeler ARID1A regulates gene transcription by modulating nucleosome
positioning and chromatin accessibility. While ARID1A-mediated stage and lineage …

SMURF1 activates the cGAS/STING/IFN-1 signal axis by mediating YY1 ubiquitination to accelerate the progression of lupus nephritis

X Li, S Tao, Z Xu, Y Ren, W Xiang, X He - Autoimmunity, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Aggravated endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) and apoptosis in podocytes play an
important role in lupus nephritis (LN) progression, but its mechanism is still unclear. Herein …