CRL4Cdt2: coupling genome stability to ubiquitination

A Panagopoulos, S Taraviras, H Nishitani… - Trends in Cell Biology, 2020 - cell.com
The cullin-RING E3 ubiquitin ligase CRL4 Cdt2 has emerged as a master regulator of
genome stability, which targets key cell cycle proteins for proteolysis during S phase and …

From processivity to genome maintenance: the many roles of sliding clamps

M Mulye, MI Singh, V Jain - Genes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Sliding clamps play a pivotal role in the process of replication by increasing the processivity
of the replicative polymerase. They also serve as an interacting platform for a plethora of …

WDR20 prevents hepatocellular carcinoma senescence by orchestrating the simultaneous USP12/46-mediated deubiquitination of c-Myc

L Jiang, X Qi, M Lai, J Zhou, M Yuan, J You… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
The dysfunction of the ubiquitin–proteasome system (UPS) facilitates the malignant
progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). While targeting the UPS for HCC therapy …

[HTML][HTML] The assembly of mammalian SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complexes is regulated by lysine-methylation dependent proteolysis

P Guo, N Hoang, J Sanchez, EH Zhang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The assembly of mammalian SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complexes is developmentally
programed, and loss/mutations of SWI/SNF subunits alter the levels of other components …

[HTML][HTML] Ubiquitin and SUMO as timers during DNA replication

R Martín-Rufo, G de la Vega-Barranco… - Seminars in Cell & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Every time a cell copies its DNA the genetic material is exposed to the acquisition of
mutations and genomic alterations that corrupt the information passed on to daughter cells …

Regulation of DNA replication licensing and Re-replication by Cdt1

H Zhang - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
In eukaryotic cells, DNA replication licensing is precisely regulated to ensure that the
initiation of genomic DNA replication in S phase occurs once and only once for each mitotic …

Bistable switches as integrators and actuators during cell cycle progression

W Stallaert, KM Kedziora, HX Chao, JE Purvis - FEBS letters, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Progression through the cell cycle is driven by bistable switches—specialized molecular
circuits that govern transitions from one cellular state to another. Although the mechanics of …

The licensing factor Cdt1 links cell cycle progression to the DNA damage response

A Kanellou, NN Giakoumakis… - Anticancer …, 2020 - ar.iiarjournals.org
The maintenance of genome integrity is essential for cellular survival and propagation. It
relies upon the accurate and timely replication of the genetic material, as well as the rapid …

Direct binding of Cdt2 to PCNA is important for targeting the CRL4Cdt2 E3 ligase activity to Cdt1

A Hayashi, NN Giakoumakis… - Life Science …, 2018 - life-science-alliance.org
The CRL4Cdt2 ubiquitin ligase complex is an essential regulator of cell-cycle progression
and genome stability, ubiquitinating substrates such as p21, Set8, and Cdt1, via a display of …

DDB2 regulates DNA replication through PCNA-independent degradation of CDT2

X Wu, M Yu, Z Zhang, F Leng, Y Ma, N Xie, F Lu - Cell & Bioscience, 2021 - Springer
Background Targeting ubiquitin-dependent proteolysis is one of the strategies in cancer
therapy. CRL CDT2 and CRL DDB2 are two key E3 ubiquitin ligases involved in DNA …