Ubiquitin signaling in cell cycle control and tumorigenesis

F Dang, L Nie, W Wei - Cell Death & Differentiation, 2021 - nature.com
Cell cycle progression is a tightly regulated process by which DNA replicates and cell
reproduces. The major driving force underlying cell cycle progression is the sequential …

Akt: a key transducer in cancer

PJ Tsai, YH Lai, RK Manne, YS Tsai… - Journal of biomedical …, 2022 - Springer
Growth factor signaling plays a pivotal role in diverse biological functions, such as cell
growth, apoptosis, senescence, and migration and its deregulation has been linked to …

The roles of E3 ubiquitin ligases in cancer progression and targeted therapy

C Sampson, Q Wang, W Otkur, H Zhao… - Clinical and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ubiquitination is one of the most important post‐translational modifications which plays a
significant role in conserving the homeostasis of cellular proteins. In the ubiquitination …

Roles of F-box proteins in cancer

Z Wang, P Liu, H Inuzuka, W Wei - Nature reviews Cancer, 2014 - nature.com
F-box proteins, which are the substrate-recognition subunits of SKP1–cullin 1–F-box protein
(SCF) E3 ligase complexes, have pivotal roles in multiple cellular processes through …

Function and regulation of cullin–RING ubiquitin ligases

MD Petroski, RJ Deshaies - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2005 - nature.com
Cullin–RING complexes comprise the largest known class of ubiquitin ligases. Owing to the
great diversity of their substrate-receptor subunits, it is possible that there are hundreds of …

Insight into tubulin regulation from a complex with colchicine and a stathmin-like domain

RBG Ravelli, B Gigant, PA Curmi, I Jourdain, S Lachkar… - Nature, 2004 - nature.com
Microtubules are cytoskeletal polymers of tubulin involved in many cellular functions. Their
dynamic instability is controlled by numerous compounds and proteins, including colchicine …

SCF ubiquitin ligase-targeted therapies

JR Skaar, JK Pagan, M Pagano - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2014 - nature.com
The clinical successes of proteasome inhibitors for the treatment of cancer have highlighted
the therapeutic potential of targeting this protein degradation system. However, proteasome …

Ubiquitin ligases: cell-cycle control and cancer

KI Nakayama, K Nakayama - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2006 - nature.com
A driving force of the cell cycle is the activation of cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs), the
activities of which are controlled by the ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis of key regulators such …

The Skp2-SCF E3 ligase regulates Akt ubiquitination, glycolysis, herceptin sensitivity, and tumorigenesis

CH Chan, CF Li, WL Yang, Y Gao, SW Lee, Z Feng… - Cell, 2012 - cell.com
Akt kinase plays a central role in cell growth, metabolism, and tumorigenesis. The TRAF6 E3
ligase orchestrates IGF-1-mediated Akt ubiquitination and activation. Here, we show that Akt …

Deregulated proteolysis by the F-box proteins SKP2 and β-TrCP: tipping the scales of cancer

D Frescas, M Pagano - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2008 - nature.com
The maintenance and preservation of distinct phases during the cell cycle is a highly
complex and coordinated process. It is regulated by phosphorylation—through the activity of …