Breaking the chains: deubiquitylating enzyme specificity begets function

MJ Clague, S Urbé, D Komander - Nature reviews Molecular cell …, 2019 - nature.com
The deubiquitylating enzymes (DUBs, also known as deubiquitylases or deubiquitinases)
maintain the dynamic state of the cellular ubiquitome by releasing conjugated ubiquitin from …

Regulating tumor suppressor genes: post-translational modifications

L Chen, S Liu, Y Tao - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2020 - nature.com
Tumor suppressor genes cooperate with each other in tumors. Three important tumor
suppressor proteins, retinoblastoma (Rb), p53, phosphatase, and tensin homolog deleted …

Deubiquitinase-targeting chimeras for targeted protein stabilization

NJ Henning, L Boike, JN Spradlin, CC Ward… - Nature chemical …, 2022 - nature.com
Many diseases are driven by proteins that are aberrantly ubiquitinated and degraded. These
diseases would be therapeutically benefited by targeted protein stabilization (TPS). Here we …

xCT: a critical molecule that links cancer metabolism to redox signaling

J Liu, X Xia, P Huang - Molecular Therapy, 2020 - cell.com
System xc− cystine/glutamate antiporter, composed of a light-chain subunit (xCT, SLC7A11)
and a heavy-chain subunit (CD98hc, SLC3A2), is mainly responsible for the cellular uptake …

Mechanisms of deubiquitinase specificity and regulation

TET Mevissen, D Komander - Annual review of biochemistry, 2017 - annualreviews.org
Protein ubiquitination is one of the most powerful posttranslational modifications of proteins,
as it regulates a plethora of cellular processes in distinct manners. Simple …

The deubiquitylase OTUB1 mediates ferroptosis via stabilization of SLC7A11

T Liu, L Jiang, O Tavana, W Gu - Cancer research, 2019 - AACR
Although cell-cycle arrest, senescence, and apoptosis are established mechanisms of tumor
suppression, accumulating evidence reveals that ferroptosis, an iron-dependent …

Principles of ubiquitin-dependent signaling

E Oh, D Akopian, M Rape - Annual review of cell and …, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Ubiquitylation is an essential posttranslational modification that controls cell division,
differentiation, and survival in all eukaryotes. By combining multiple E3 ligases (writers) …

Double-strand break repair: 53BP1 comes into focus

S Panier, SJ Boulton - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2014 - nature.com
DNA double-strand break (DSB) signalling and repair is crucial to preserve genomic
integrity and maintain cellular homeostasis. p53-binding protein 1 (53BP1) is an important …

Regulation of DNA double-strand break repair by ubiquitin and ubiquitin-like modifiers

P Schwertman, S Bekker-Jensen… - Nature reviews Molecular …, 2016 - nature.com
DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are highly cytotoxic DNA lesions. The swift recognition
and faithful repair of such damage is crucial for the maintenance of genomic stability, as well …

The DNA damage response: making it safe to play with knives

A Ciccia, SJ Elledge - Molecular cell, 2010 - cell.com
Damage to our genetic material is an ongoing threat to both our ability to faithfully transmit
genetic information to our offspring as well as our own survival. To respond to these threats …