Ubiquitin ligases in oncogenic transformation and cancer therapy

D Senft, J Qi, ZA Ronai - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2018 - nature.com
The cellular response to external stress signals and DNA damage depends on the activity of
ubiquitin ligases (E3s), which regulate numerous cellular processes, including homeostasis …

[HTML][HTML] Colorectal cancer: genetic abnormalities, tumor progression, tumor heterogeneity, clonal evolution and tumor-initiating cells

U Testa, E Pelosi, G Castelli - Medical Sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Colon cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide. Most colorectal cancer
occurrences are sporadic, not related to genetic predisposition or family history; however, 20 …

[HTML][HTML] Histone methyltransferase SETD2 modulates alternative splicing to inhibit intestinal tumorigenesis

H Yuan, N Li, D Fu, J Ren, J Hui, J Peng… - The Journal of …, 2017 - Am Soc Clin Investig
The histone H3K36 methyltransferase SETD2 is frequently mutated or deleted in a variety of
human tumors. Nevertheless, the role of SETD2 loss in oncogenesis remains largely …

[HTML][HTML] Non-proteolytic ubiquitination of Hexokinase 2 by HectH9 controls tumor metabolism and cancer stem cell expansion

HJ Lee, CF Li, D Ruan, J He, ED Montal… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Enormous efforts have been made to target metabolic dependencies of cancer cells for
developing new therapies. However, the therapeutic efficacy of glycolysis inhibitors is limited …

NEDD4 and NEDD4L regulate Wnt signalling and intestinal stem cell priming by degrading LGR5 receptor

L Novellasdemunt, A Kucharska, C Jamieson… - The EMBO …, 2020 - embopress.org
The intestinal stem cell (ISC) marker LGR5 is a receptor for R‐spondin (RSPO) that functions
to potentiate Wnt signalling in the proliferating crypt. It has been recently shown that Wnt …

[HTML][HTML] HAPSTR1 localizes HUWE1 to the nucleus to limit stress signaling pathways

JK Monda, X Ge, M Hunkeler, KA Donovan, MW Ma… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
HUWE1 is a large, enigmatic HECT-domain ubiquitin ligase implicated in the regulation of
diverse pathways, including DNA repair, apoptosis, and differentiation. How HUWE1 …

[HTML][HTML] Lysosomes at the crossroads of cell metabolism, cell cycle, and stemness

A Nowosad, A Besson - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Initially described as lytic bodies due to their degradative and recycling functions, lysosomes
play a critical role in metabolic adaptation to nutrient availability. More recently, the …

HUWE1 is a critical colonic tumour suppressor gene that prevents MYC signalling, DNA damage accumulation and tumour initiation

KB Myant, P Cammareri, MC Hodder, J Wills… - EMBO molecular …, 2017 - embopress.org
Cancer genome sequencing projects have identified hundreds of genetic alterations, often
at low frequencies, raising questions as to their functional relevance. One exemplar gene is …

[HTML][HTML] The interplay of UBE2T and Mule in regulating Wnt/β-catenin activation to promote hepatocellular carcinoma progression

NPY Ho, CON Leung, TL Wong, EYT Lau… - Cell death & …, 2021 - nature.com
Emerging evidence indicates the role of cancer stem cells (CSCs) in tumor relapse and
therapeutic resistance in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). To identify novel …

[HTML][HTML] The EPH/ephrin system in colorectal cancer

SP Papadakos, L Petrogiannopoulos… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The EPH/ephrin system constitutes a bidirectional signaling pathway comprised of a family
of tyrosine kinase receptors in tandem with their plasma membrane-bound ligand (ephrins) …