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 …

E3 ubiquitin ligases in cancer and implications for therapies

D Wang, L Ma, B Wang, J Liu, W Wei - Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 2017 - Springer
E3 ligases are a class of enzymes that can transfer ubiquitin to substrates for their
degradation, which are of importance in cellular homeostasis. Since many oncogenic or …

ARHGAP24 inhibits cell proliferation and cell cycle progression and induces apoptosis of lung cancer via a STAT6-WWP2-p27 axis

L Wang, S Shen, H Xiao, F Ding, M Wang, G Li… - …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Rho GTPase-activating proteins (RhoGAPs) have been reported to be of great
importance in the initiation and development of many different cancers. However, their …

PTEN, a barrier for proliferation and metastasis of gastric cancer cells: from molecular pathways to targeting and regulation

M Ashrafizadeh, M Najafi, HL Ang, ER Moghadam… - Biomedicines, 2020 - mdpi.com
Cancer is one of the life-threatening disorders that, in spite of excellent advances in
medicine and technology, there is no effective cure for. Surgery, chemotherapy, and …

Etomidate inhibits cell proliferation and induces apoptosis in A549 non‑small cell lung cancer cells via downregulating WWP2

D Li, J Zhang, L Yin, Z Jin… - Experimental and …, 2021 - spandidos-publications.com
Etomidate (ETO) is a commonly used intravenous anesthetic that has been reported to exert
a tumor suppressive effect in several types of cancer. The present study aimed to investigate …

[HTML][HTML] CPSF7 regulates liver cancer growth and metastasis by facilitating WWP2-FL and targeting the WWP2/PTEN/AKT signaling pathway

S Fang, D Zhang, W Weng, X Lv, L Zheng… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2020 - Elsevier
Alternative splicing within a gene can create different versions of an mRNA, called isoforms.
CFIm, composed of a small subunit CFIm25 and two large subunits CFIm68 and CFIm59 …

WWP2 is one promising novel oncogene

R Zhang, J Zhang, W Luo, Z Luo, S Shi - Pathology & Oncology Research, 2019 - Springer
WWP2 is an E3 ubiquitin ligase and plays an important role in regulation of many cellular
biological activities through ubiquitination and degradation of its substrates. Recently …

WWP2 overexpression inhibits the antitumor effects of doxorubicin in hepatocellular carcinoma

Y Qin, CJ Wang, HL Ye, GX Ye, S Wang… - Cell Biology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common liver cancer that accounts for 90% of cases.
Doxorubicin exhibits a broad spectrum of antitumor activity and is one of the most active …

WWP2 regulates proliferation of gastric cancer cells in a PTEN-dependent manner

K Wang, J Liu, X Zhao, H Li, G Luo, Y Yu, Y Guo… - Biochemical and …, 2020 - Elsevier
WW domain containing E3 Ub-protein ligase 2 (WWP2) plays an important role in tumor
progression as an E3 ligase of PTEN. Here, we investigated the role of WWP2 in gastric …

Activation of E3 ubiquitin ligase WWP2 by non‐receptor tyrosine kinase ACK1

J Zhu, Z Peng, X Tian, T Wu, A Sun, W Yang, Q Lin - IUBMB life, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
WW domain containing E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 2 (WWP2) is a member of the NEDD4 E3
ubiquitin ligase family. WWP2 ligase activity is regulated by the 2, 3‐linker auto‐inhibition …