DNAJA4 suppresses epithelial-mesenchymal transition and metastasis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma via PSMD2-mediated MYH9 degradation

Q Zhang, P Feng, XH Zhu, SQ Zhou, ML Ye… - Cell Death & …, 2023 - nature.com
Emerging evidence indicates that DNA methylation plays an important role in the initiation
and progression of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). DNAJA4 is hypermethylated in NPC …

The role of proteasomes in tumorigenesis

X Zhou, R Xu, Y Wu, L Zhou, T Xiang - Genes & Diseases, 2023 - Elsevier
Protein homeostasis is the basis of normal life activities, and the proteasome family plays an
extremely important function in this process. The proteasome 20S is a concentric circle …

RACK1 facilitates breast cancer progression by competitively inhibiting the binding of β-catenin to PSMD2 and enhancing the stability of β-catenin

R Tian, J Tian, X Zuo, S Ren, H Zhang, H Liu… - Cell Death & …, 2023 - nature.com
The receptor for activated C kinase 1 (RACK1) is a key scaffolding protein with
multifunctional and multifaceted properties. By mediating protein-protein interactions …

IGJ suppresses breast cancer growth and metastasis by inhibiting EMT via the NF‑κB signaling pathway

M Wang, Y Wu, X Li, M Dai, S Li - … Journal of Oncology, 2023 - spandidos-publications.com
Breast cancer metastasis is the primary cause of mortality of patients with breast cancer. The
present study aimed to explore the role and underlying mechanisms of IGJ in the invasion …

PSMD2 contributes to the progression of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by repressing autophagy

Y Liu, M Wu, S Xu, X Niu, W Liu, C Miao, A Lin, Y Xu… - Cell & bioscience, 2023 - Springer
Background The ubiquitin–proteasome and autophagy-lysosomal systems collaborate in
regulating the levels of intracellular proteins. Dysregulation of protein homeostasis is a …

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma ubiquitination profiling reveals specific prognostic and theranostic markers

A El Kaoutari, NA Fraunhoffer, S Audebert, L Camoin… - …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) has been widely studied at
multiomics level. However, little is known about its specific ubiquitination, a major post …

Dual network analysis of transcriptome data for discovery of new therapeutic targets in non-small cell lung cancer

Y Bai, L Zhou, C Zhang, M Guo, L Xia, Z Tang, Y Liu… - Oncogene, 2023 - nature.com
The drug therapy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) have always been issues of
poisonous side effect, acquired drug resistance and narrow applicable population. In this …

Peripubertal Nutritional Prevention of Cancer-Associated Gene Expression and Phenotypes

A Brane, I Arora, TO Tollefsbol - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Certain life stages, known as critical periods, during growth and
development are thought to be important for later-life breast cancer initiation and …

Inhibition of 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase reverses epirubicin resistance through metabolic reprograming in triple-negative breast cancer cells

J Xu, G Ren, Q Cheng - Technology in Cancer Research & …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
At present, chemotherapy is the most effective strategy for treating triple-negative breast
cancer (TNBC), but its efficacy was limited by the development of chemo-resistance. The …

Weighted gene co-expression network analysis reveals the hub genes associated with pulmonary hypertension

S Wang, D Sun, C Liu, Y Guo, J Ma… - … Biology and Medicine, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a cardiopulmonary vascular disease that acutely endangers
human health and can be fatal. It progresses rapidly and has a high mortality rate. Its …