WWP1 E3 ligase at the crossroads of health and disease

A Behera, ABM Reddy - Cell Death & Disease, 2023 - nature.com
The E3 ubiquitin ligase WWP1 (WW Domain-containing E3 Ubiquitin Protein Ligase 1) is a
member of the HECT (Homologous to the E6-associated protein Carboxyl Terminus) E3 …

HECT-type E3 ubiquitin ligases in cancer

F Bernassola, G Chillemi, G Melino - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2019 - cell.com
Ubiquitination, a post-translational modification that involves a covalent attachment of
ubiquitin to a protein substrate, is essential for cellular homeostatic maintenance. At the end …

The emerging role of WWP1 in cancer development and progression

X Hu, J Yu, Z Lin, R Feng, Z Wang, G Chen - Cell Death Discovery, 2021 - nature.com
Emerging evidence demonstrates that WW domain-containing E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 1
(WWP1) participates into carcinogenesis and tumor progression. In this review article, we …

Ubiquitin-modifying enzymes in Huntington's disease

KA Sap, KW Geijtenbeek, S Schipper-Krom… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Huntington's disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative disorder caused by a CAG repeat
expansion in the N-terminus of the HTT gene. The CAG repeat expansion translates into a …

E3 ubiquitin ligases: key regulators of TGFβ signaling in cancer progression

A Sinha, PV Iyengar, P Ten Dijke - International Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Transforming growth factor β (TGFβ) is a secreted growth and differentiation factor that
influences vital cellular processes like proliferation, adhesion, motility, and apoptosis …

The roles of ubiquitin modifying enzymes in neoplastic disease

N Kumari, PW Jaynes, A Saei, PV Iyengar… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2017 - Elsevier
The initial experiments performed by Rose, Hershko, and Ciechanover describing the
identification of a specific degradation signal in short-lived proteins paved the way to the …

Regulation of connexins by the ubiquitin system: Implications for intercellular communication and cancer

E Leithe - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews on …, 2016 - Elsevier
The connexins constitute a family of integral membrane proteins that form intercellular
channels, enabling adjacent cells to directly exchange ions and small molecules. The …

Crystal structure of HECT domain of UBE3C E3 ligase and its ubiquitination activity

S Singh, J Sivaraman - Biochemical Journal, 2020 - portlandpress.com
The HECT family of E3 ubiquitin ligase is divided into three subfamilies: the NEDD4, the
HERC, and the 'other'. Previous studies have mostly targeted members of the NEDD4 …

Disinhibition of the HECT E3 ubiquitin ligase WWP2 by polymerized Dishevelled

T Mund, M Graeb, J Mieszczanek… - Open …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Dishevelled is a pivot in Wnt signal transduction, controlling both β-catenin-dependent
transcription to specify proliferative cell fates, and cell polarity and other non-nuclear events …

WW domain-containing E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 1: a self-disciplined oncoprotein

L Kuang, Y Jiang, C Li, Y Jiang - Frontiers in cell and developmental …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
WW domain-containing E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 1 (WWP1) is a member of C2-WW-HECT
E3 ligase family. Although it may execute carcinostatic actions in some scenarios, WWP1 …