Regulating tumor suppressor genes: post-translational modifications

L Chen, S Liu, Y Tao - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2020 - nature.com
Tumor suppressor genes cooperate with each other in tumors. Three important tumor
suppressor proteins, retinoblastoma (Rb), p53, phosphatase, and tensin homolog deleted …

Physiological functions of the HECT family of ubiquitin ligases

D Rotin, S Kumar - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2009 - nature.com
The ubiquitylation of proteins is carried out by E1, E2 and E3 (ubiquitin ligase) enzymes, and
targets them for degradation or for other cellular fates. The HECT enzymes, including Nedd4 …

Reactivation of PTEN tumor suppressor for cancer treatment through inhibition of a MYC-WWP1 inhibitory pathway

YR Lee, M Chen, JD Lee, J Zhang, SY Lin, TM Fu… - Science, 2019 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Inhibition of oncogenic proteins represents a mainstay approach for cancer
therapeutic development. By contrast, pharmacological modulation of tumor suppressor …

p53 post-translational modification: deregulated in tumorigenesis

C Dai, W Gu - Trends in molecular medicine, 2010 - cell.com
The p53 tumor suppressor protein has well-established roles in monitoring various types of
stress signals by activating specific transcriptional targets that control cell cycle arrest and …

The androgen receptor fuels prostate cancer by regulating central metabolism and biosynthesis

CE Massie, A Lynch, A Ramos‐Montoya, J Boren… - The EMBO …, 2011 - embopress.org
The androgen receptor (AR) is a key regulator of prostate growth and the principal drug
target for the treatment of prostate cancer. Previous studies have mapped AR targets and …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] The HECT family of E3 ubiquitin ligases: multiple players in cancer development

F Bernassola, M Karin, A Ciechanover, G Melino - Cancer cell, 2008 - cell.com
The involvement of the homologous to E6-AP carboxyl terminus (HECT)-type E3s in crucial
signaling pathways implicated in tumorigenesis is presently an area of intense research and …

HECT E3 ubiquitin ligases–emerging insights into their biological roles and disease relevance

Y Wang, D Argiles-Castillo, EI Kane… - Journal of cell …, 2020 - journals.biologists.com
ABSTRACT Homologous to E6AP C-terminus (HECT) E3 ubiquitin ligases play a critical role
in various cellular pathways, including but not limited to protein trafficking, subcellular …

The importance of regulatory ubiquitination in cancer and metastasis

LH Gallo, J Ko, DJ Donoghue - Cell Cycle, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Ubiquitination serves as a degradation mechanism of proteins, but is involved in additional
cellular processes such as activation of NFκB inflammatory response and DNA damage …

Regulation of TGF‐β family signaling by E3 ubiquitin ligases

Y Inoue, T Imamura - Cancer science, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Members of the transforming growth factor‐β (TGF‐β) family, including TGF‐β, activin and
bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs), are multifunctional proteins that regulate a wide …