The ubiquitin conjugating enzyme: an important ubiquitin transfer platform in ubiquitin-proteasome system

W Liu, X Tang, X Qi, X Fu, S Ghimire, R Ma, S Li… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Owing to a sessile lifestyle in nature, plants are routinely faced with diverse hostile
environments such as various abiotic and biotic stresses, which lead to accumulation of free …

Ubiquitination in plant biotic and abiotic stress

X Fu, X Tang, W Liu, S Ghimire, H Zhang… - Plant Growth …, 2024 - Springer
As an important carbon fixation carrier, the plant is extremely susceptible to a variety of
environmental influences during its growth and development, which not only manifest …

Targeting USP8 inhibits O‐GlcNAcylation of SLC7A11 to promote ferroptosis of hepatocellular carcinoma via stabilization of OGT

J Tang, G Long, K Hu, D Xiao, S Liu, L Xiao… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a lethal and aggressive human malignancy. The present
study examins the anti‐tumor effects of deubiquitylating enzymes (DUB) inhibitors in HCC. It …

Resequencing 200 flax cultivated accessions identifies candidate genes related to seed size and weight and reveals signatures of artificial selection

D Guo, H Jiang, W Yan, L Yang, J Ye, Y Wang… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Seed size and weight are key traits determining crop yield, which often undergo strongly
artificial selection during crop domestication. Although seed sizes differ significantly …

USP26 promotes anaplastic thyroid cancer progression by stabilizing TAZ

J Tang, Y Luo, L Xiao - Cell Death & Disease, 2022 - nature.com
Anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) is one of the most lethal and aggressive human
malignancies, with no effective treatment currently available. The Hippo tumor suppressor …

MINDY1 promotes bladder cancer progression by stabilizing YAP

Y Luo, J Zhou, J Tang, F Zhou, Z He, T Liu… - Cancer cell international, 2021 - Springer
Background Bladder cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed urological malignant
tumor. The Hippo tumor suppressor pathway is highly conserved in mammals and plays an …

MINDY1 promotes breast cancer cell proliferation by stabilizing estrogen receptor α

J Tang, Y Luo, G Long, L Zhou - Cell death & disease, 2021 - nature.com
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed malignant tumor among females. Estrogen
receptor α (ERα) is initially expressed in 70% of breast cancers and is a well-known target of …

Arabidopsis group XIV ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes AtUBC32, AtUBC33, and AtUBC34 play negative roles in drought stress response

MY Ahn, TR Oh, DH Seo, JH Kim, NH Cho… - Journal of plant …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract AtUBC32, AtUBC33, and AtUBC34 comprise Arabidopsis group XIV E2 ubiquitin-
conjugating enzymes. Yeast two-hybrid, in vitro pull-down, and bimolecular fluorescence …

An engineered platform for reconstituting functional multisubunit SCF E3 ligase in vitro

H Liu, S Liu, H Yu, X Huang, Y Wang, L Jiang, X Meng… - Molecular Plant, 2022 - cell.com
Abstract Multisubunit SKP1/Cullin1/F-box (SCF) E3 ligases play essential roles in regulating
the stability of crucial regulatory factors and controlling growth and development in …

Exploring possible approaches using ubiquitylation and sumoylation pathways in modifying plant stress tolerance

S Smalley, H Hellmann - Plant Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Ubiquitin and similar proteins, such as SUMO, are utilized by plants to modify target proteins
to rapidly change their stability and activity in cells. This review will provide an overview of …