Heat shock proteins: Biological functions, pathological roles, and therapeutic opportunities

C Hu, J Yang, Z Qi, H Wu, B Wang, F Zou, H Mei… - MedComm, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The heat shock proteins (HSPs) are ubiquitous and conserved protein families in both
prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms, and they maintain cellular proteostasis and protect …

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 …

Deubiquitinating enzymes (DUBs): Regulation, homeostasis, and oxidative stress response

NA Snyder, GM Silva - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2021 - ASBMB
Ubiquitin signaling is a conserved, widespread, and dynamic process in which protein
substrates are rapidly modified by ubiquitin to impact protein activity, localization, or stability …

Hypoxia/pseudohypoxia‐mediated activation of hypoxia‐inducible factor‐1α in cancer

Y Hayashi, A Yokota, H Harada, G Huang - Cancer science, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Since the first identification of hypoxic cells in sections of carcinomas in the 1950s, hypoxia
has been known as a central hallmark of cancer cells and their microenvironment. Indeed …

The gold complex auranofin: new perspectives for cancer therapy

FH Abdalbari, CM Telleria - Discover Oncology, 2021 - Springer
Advanced stages of cancer are highly associated with short overall survival in patients due
to the lack of long-term treatment options following the standard form of care. New options …

Deubiquitinase activity profiling identifies UCHL1 as a candidate oncoprotein that promotes TGFβ-induced breast cancer metastasis

S Liu, R González-Prieto, M Zhang, PP Geurink… - Clinical Cancer …, 2020 - AACR
Purpose: Therapies directed to specific molecular targets are still unmet for patients with
triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Deubiquitinases (DUB) are emerging drug targets …

HAUSP deubiquitinates and stabilizes N-Myc in neuroblastoma

O Tavana, D Li, C Dai, G Lopez, D Banerjee, N Kon… - Nature medicine, 2016 - nature.com
The MYCN proto-oncogene is amplified in a number of advanced-stage human tumors, such
as neuroblastomas. Similar to other members of the MYC family of oncoproteins, MYCN …

Inhibitors of the ATPase p97/VCP: From basic research to clinical applications

S Kilgas, K Ramadan - Cell Chemical Biology, 2023 - cell.com
Protein homeostasis deficiencies underlie various cancers and neurodegenerative
diseases. The ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) and autophagy are responsible for most …

Ubiquitin–proteasome system and the role of its inhibitors in cancer therapy

F Aliabadi, B Sohrabi, E Mostafavi… - Open …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Despite all the other cells that have the potential to prevent cancer development and
metastasis through tumour suppressor proteins, cancer cells can upregulate the ubiquitin …

Emerging insights into HAUSP (USP7) in physiology, cancer and other diseases

S Bhattacharya, D Chakraborty, M Basu… - Signal transduction and …, 2018 - nature.com
Herpesvirus-associated ubiquitin-specific protease (HAUSP) is a USP family deubiquitinase.
HAUSP is a protein of immense biological importance as it is involved in several cellular …