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 …

SCF E3 ubiquitin ligases as anticancer targets

L Jia, Y Sun - Current cancer drug targets, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
The SCF (Skp1, Cullins, F-box proteins) multisubunit E3 ubiquitin ligase, also known as CRL
(Cullin-RING ubiquitin Ligase) is the largest E3 ubiquitin ligase family that promotes the …

FOXP3 is a novel transcriptional repressor for the breast cancer oncogene SKP2

T Zuo, R Liu, H Zhang, X Chang, Y Liu… - The Journal of …, 2007 - Am Soc Clin Investig
S-phase kinase-associated protein 2 (SKP2) is a component of the E3 ubiquitin ligase SKP1-
Cul1-Fbox complex. Overexpression of SKP2 results in cell cycle dysregulation and …

Oncogenic properties and prognostic implications of the ubiquitin ligase Skp2 in cancer

DD Hershko - Cancer, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The expression of Skp2, the ubiquitin ligase subunit that targets p27Kip1 for degradation, is
commonly overexpressed in human cancers. p27Kip1 is a negative regulator of the cell …

Loss of FBXW7, a cell cycle regulating gene, in colorectal cancer: clinical significance

M Iwatsuki, K Mimori, H Ishii, T Yokobori… - … journal of cancer, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
This study focused on a cell cycle regulatory gene, FBXW7, which ubiquitinates c‐Myc and
cyclin E and promotes exit from the cell cycle. We determined the expression level of FBXW7 …

Acquisition of epithelial–mesenchymal transition is associated with Skp2 expression in paclitaxel-resistant breast cancer cells

Q Yang, J Huang, Q Wu, Y Cai, L Zhu, X Lu… - British journal of …, 2014 - nature.com
Background: Breast cancer is the most common female malignant disease, and the second
leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States. Acquired resistance to …

The differential susceptibilities of MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cells to the cytotoxic effects of curcumin are associated with the PI3K/Akt-SKP2-Cip/Kips pathway

T Jia, L Zhang, Y Duan, M Zhang, G Wang… - Cancer cell …, 2014 - Springer
Background The mechanism underlying the differential cytotoxicity of curcumin in various
cancer types, however, remains largely unclear. The aims of this study is to examine the …

Mechanical cue‐induced YAP instructs Skp2‐dependent cell cycle exit and oncogenic signaling

W Jang, T Kim, JS Koo, S Kim, DS Lim - The EMBO journal, 2017 - embopress.org
Mechanical tensions are usually generated during development at spatially defined regions
within tissues. Such physical cues dictate the cellular decisions of proliferation or cell cycle …

Small interfering RNA library screen identified polo-like kinase-1 (PLK1) as a potential therapeutic target for breast cancer that uniquely eliminates tumor-initiating …

K Hu, JH Law, A Fotovati, SE Dunn - Breast Cancer Research, 2012 - Springer
Introduction Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) high rate of relapse is thought to be due
to the presence of tumor-initiating cells (TICs), molecularly defined as being CD44 …

Identification of overexpressed genes in hepatocellular carcinoma, with special reference to ubiquitin‐conjugating enzyme E2C gene expression

K Ieta, E Ojima, F Tanaka, Y Nakamura… - … journal of cancer, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
This study consisted of 2 aims:(i) to determine genes associated with hepatocellular
carcinoma (HCC) by microarray analysis; and (ii) to evaluate the clinicopathological …