Epstein–Barr virus latent genes

MS Kang, E Kieff - Experimental & molecular medicine, 2015 - nature.com
Abstract Latent Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) infection has a substantial role in causing many
human disorders. The persistence of these viral genomes in all malignant cells, yet with the …

Undercover: gene control by metabolites and metabolic enzymes

JA van der Knaap, CP Verrijzer - Genes & development, 2016 - genesdev.cshlp.org
To make the appropriate developmental decisions or maintain homeostasis, cells and
organisms must coordinate the expression of their genome and metabolic state. However …

Epigenetic regulation of ferroptosis by H2B monoubiquitination and p53

Y Wang, L Yang, X Zhang, W Cui, Y Liu, QR Sun… - EMBO …, 2019 - embopress.org
Monoubiquitination of histone H2B on lysine 120 (H2Bub1) is an epigenetic mark generally
associated with transcriptional activation, yet the global functions of H2Bub1 remain poorly …

Stabilization of histone demethylase PHF8 by USP7 promotes breast carcinogenesis

Q Wang, S Ma, N Song, X Li, L Liu… - The Journal of …, 2016 - Am Soc Clin Investig
The histone demethylase PHF8 has been implicated in multiple pathological disorders,
including X-linked mental retardation and tumorigenesis. However, it is not clear how the …

[HTML][HTML] Regulation of proteolysis by human deubiquitinating enzymes

ZM Eletr, KD Wilkinson - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular …, 2014 - Elsevier
The post-translational attachment of one or several ubiquitin molecules to a protein
generates a variety of targeting signals that are used in many different ways in the cell …

Mechanism of USP7/HAUSP activation by its C-terminal ubiquitin-like domain and allosteric regulation by GMP-synthetase

AC Faesen, AMG Dirac, A Shanmugham, H Ovaa… - Molecular cell, 2011 - cell.com
The ubiquitin-specific protease USP7/HAUSP regulates p53 and MDM2 levels, and cellular
localization of FOXO4 and PTEN, and hence is critically important for their role in cellular …

The multifaceted roles of USP7: new therapeutic opportunities

B Nicholson, KG Suresh Kumar - Cell biochemistry and biophysics, 2011 - Springer
The deubiquitylating enzyme USP7 (HAUSP) sits at a critical node regulating the activities of
numerous proteins broadly characterized as tumor suppressors, DNA repair proteins …

The differential modulation of USP activity by internal regulatory domains, interactors and eight ubiquitin chain types

AC Faesen, MPA Luna-Vargas, PP Geurink, M Clerici… - Chemistry & biology, 2011 - cell.com
Ubiquitin-specific proteases (USPs) are papain-like isopeptidases with variable inter-and
intramolecular regulatory domains. To understand the effect of these domains on USP …

Deubiquitinases and the new therapeutic opportunities offered to cancer

R Pfoh, IK Lacdao, V Saridakis - Endocrine-related cancer, 2015 - erc.bioscientifica.com
Deubiquitinases (DUBs) play important roles and therefore are potential drug targets in
various diseases including cancer and neurodegeneration. In this review, we recapitulate …

Degrons in cancer

B Mészáros, M Kumar, TJ Gibson, B Uyar… - Science …, 2017 - science.org
Degrons are the elements that are used by E3 ubiquitin ligases to target proteins for
degradation. Most degrons are short linear motifs embedded within the sequences of …