The role of ubiquitination in tumorigenesis and targeted drug discovery

L Deng, T Meng, L Chen, W Wei, P Wang - Signal transduction and …, 2020 - nature.com
Ubiquitination, an important type of protein posttranslational modification (PTM), plays a
crucial role in controlling substrate degradation and subsequently mediates the “quantity” …

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 Hippo signaling pathway in development and disease

Y Zheng, D Pan - Developmental cell, 2019 - cell.com
The Hippo signaling pathway regulates diverse physiological processes, and its dysfunction
has been implicated in an increasing number of human diseases, including cancer. Here …

The liver microenvironment orchestrates FGL1-mediated immune escape and progression of metastatic colorectal cancer

JJ Li, JH Wang, T Tian, J Liu, YQ Zheng, HY Mo… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) patients with liver metastases usually obtain less benefit from
immunotherapy, and the underlying mechanisms remain understudied. Here, we identify …

The Hippo pathway effector YAP promotes ferroptosis via the E3 ligase SKP2

WH Yang, CC Lin, J Wu, PY Chao, K Chen… - Molecular Cancer …, 2021 - AACR
Ferroptosis is a new form of regulated cell death resulting from the accumulation of lipid-
reactive oxygen species. A growing number of studies indicate ferroptosis as an important …

The Skp2 pathway: a critical target for cancer therapy

Z Cai, A Moten, D Peng, CC Hsu, BS Pan… - Seminars in cancer …, 2020 - Elsevier
Strictly regulated protein degradation by ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) is essential for
various cellular processes whose dysregulation is linked to serious diseases including …

Recent insight into the role of FBXW7 as a tumor suppressor

K Yumimoto, KI Nakayama - Seminars in cancer biology, 2020 - Elsevier
FBXW7 (also known as Fbw7, Sel10, hCDC4, or hAgo) is a tumor suppressor and the most
frequently mutated member of the F-box protein family in human cancers. FBXW7 functions …

Role of the Hippo pathway and mechanisms for controlling cellular localization of YAP/TAZ

H Kwon, J Kim, E Jho - The FEBS journal, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The Hippo pathway is a crucial signaling mechanism that inhibits the growth of cells and
organs during development and in disease. When the Hippo pathway is activated, YAP/TAZ …

SKP2 promotes the metastasis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma by suppressing TRIM21-mediated PSPC1 degradation

J Yuan, Z Zhu, P Zhang, M Ashrafizadeh… - Cancer Letters, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite significant advances in diagnostic techniques and treatment approaches, the
prognosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is still poor. Previous studies have …

Non-proteolytic ubiquitylation in cellular signaling and human disease

Y Liao, I Sumara, E Pangou - Communications Biology, 2022 - nature.com
Ubiquitylation is one of the most common post-translational modifications (PTMs) of proteins
that frequently targets substrates for proteasomal degradation. However it can also result in …