Targeting matrix metalloproteinases by E3 ubiquitin ligases as a way to regulate the tumor microenvironment for cancer therapy

J Liu, T Chen, S Li, W Liu, P Wang, G Shang - Seminars in cancer biology, 2022 - Elsevier
The tumor microenvironment (TME) plays an important role in neoplastic development.
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are critically involved in tumorigenesis by modulation of …

Potential of E3 ubiquitin ligases in cancer immunity: opportunities and challenges

P Ye, X Chi, JH Cha, S Luo, G Yang, X Yan, WH Yang - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cancer immunotherapies, including immune checkpoint inhibitors and immune pathway–
targeted therapies, are promising clinical strategies for treating cancer. However, drug …

A structurally informed human protein–protein interactome reveals proteome-wide perturbations caused by disease mutations

D Xiong, Y Qiu, J Zhao, Y Zhou, D Lee, S Gupta… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
To assist the translation of genetic findings to disease pathobiology and therapeutics
discovery, we present an ensemble deep learning framework, termed PIONEER (Protein …

Elucidating the role of ubiquitination and deubiquitination in osteoarthritis progression

C Zheng, J Chen, Y Wu, X Wang, Y Lin, L Shu… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Osteoarthritis is non-inflammatory degenerative joint arthritis, which exacerbates disability in
elder persons. The molecular mechanisms of osteoarthritis are elusive. Ubiquitination, one …

The translational values of TRIM family in pan-cancers: From functions and mechanisms to clinics

G Zhao, C Liu, X Wen, G Luan, L Xie, X Guo - Pharmacology & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cancer is the second leading cause of human death across the world. Tripartite motif (TRIM)
family, with E3 ubiquitin ligase activities in majority of its members, is reported to be involved …

[HTML][HTML] E2-E3 ubiquitin enzyme pairing-partnership in provoking or mitigating cancers

SC Chang, BX Zhang, JL Ding - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews on …, 2022 - Elsevier
The ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) modulates carcinogenesis through ubiquitination of
cancer-related target proteins, leading to their degradation in the proteasome. This may …

The role of NEDD4 related HECT-type E3 ubiquitin ligases in defective autophagy in cancer cells: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic perspectives

R Zhang, S Shi - Molecular Medicine, 2023 - Springer
The homologous to the E6-AP carboxyl terminus (HECT)-type E3 ubiquitin ligases are the
selective executers in the protein ubiquitination, playing a vital role in modulation of the …

The regulatory roles of the E3 ubiquitin ligase NEDD4 family in DNA damage response

X Lu, H Xu, J Xu, S Lu, S You, X Huang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
E3 ubiquitin ligases, an important part of ubiquitin proteasome system, catalyze the covalent
binding of ubiquitin to target substrates, which plays a role in protein ubiquitination and …

E3 ubiquitin ligases in neurological diseases: focus on gigaxonin and autophagy

L Lescouzères, P Bomont - Frontiers in physiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Ubiquitination is a dynamic post-translational modification that regulates the fate of proteins
and therefore modulates a myriad of cellular functions. At the last step of this sophisticated …

AIP4 regulates adipocyte differentiation by targeting C/EBPα for ubiquitin‐mediated proteasomal degradation

S Chowdhury, AK Singh, S Srivastava… - Journal of Cellular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Adipogenesis, that is, the formation of terminally differentiated adipocytes is intricately
regulated by transcription factors where CCAAT/enhancer binding protein alpha (C/EBPα) …