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] Targeting the ubiquitin-proteasome system for cancer therapeutics by small-molecule inhibitors

G LaPlante, W Zhang - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The ubiquitin-proteasome system regulates multiple facets of protein
homeostasis to modulate signal transduction in numerous biological processes. Not …

Post-translational regulations of PD-L1 and PD-1: Mechanisms and opportunities for combined immunotherapy

X Dai, Y Gao, W Wei - Seminars in cancer biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Antibodies targeting programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) or its ligand programmed
death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) are profoundly changing the methods to treat cancers with long-term …

[HTML][HTML] The E3 ubiquitin ligases regulate PD-1/PD-L1 protein levels in tumor microenvironment to improve immunotherapy

B Hou, T Chen, H Zhang, J Li, P Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The tumor microenvironment (TME) is the tumor surrounding environment, which is critical
for tumor development and progression. TME is also involved in clinical intervention and …

The ubiquitin codes in cellular stress responses

X Sheng, Z Xia, H Yang, R Hu - Protein & cell, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Ubiquitination/ubiquitylation, one of the most fundamental post-translational modifications,
regulates almost every critical cellular process in eukaryotes. Emerging evidence has shown …

Anti‐tumour potential of PD‐L1/PD‐1 post‐translational modifications

S Zhou, J Zhu, J Xu, B Gu, Q Zhao, C Luo, Z Gao… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The immune checkpoint programmed death receptor 1 (PD‐1) and programmed death
ligand 1 (PD‐L1) are biologically important immunosuppressive molecules, and the PD …

AGO4 suppresses tumor growth by modulating autophagy and apoptosis via enhancing TRIM21-mediated ubiquitination of GRP78 in a p53-independent manner

L Wang, D Li, X Su, Y Zhao, A Huang, H Li, J Li, W Xia… - Oncogene, 2023 - nature.com
Argonaute proteins, which consist of AGO1, AGO2, AGO3 and AGO4, are key players in
microRNA-mediated gene silencing. So far, few non-microRNA related biological roles of …

JAK/STAT signaling and cellular iron metabolism in hepatocellular carcinoma: therapeutic implications

B Rah, NM Farhat, M Hamad… - Clinical and Experimental …, 2023 - Springer
Iron metabolism plays a crucial role in the development and progression of hepatocellular
carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of primary liver cancer. Iron is an essential …

[HTML][HTML] The emerging role of WWP1 in cancer development and progression

X Hu, J Yu, Z Lin, R Feng, Z Wang, G Chen - Cell Death Discovery, 2021 - nature.com
Emerging evidence demonstrates that WW domain-containing E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 1
(WWP1) participates into carcinogenesis and tumor progression. In this review article, we …

RNF144A promotes antiviral responses by modulating STING ubiquitination

B Yang, J Pei, C Lu, Y Wang, M Shen, X Qin… - EMBO …, 2023 - embopress.org
Stimulator of interferon (IFN) genes (STING, also named MITA, ERIS, MPYS, or TMEM173)
plays an essential role in DNA virus‐or cytosolic DNA‐triggered innate immune responses …