Crosstalk between ubiquitination and translation in neurodevelopmental disorders

N Elu, S Subash, S R. Louros - Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Ubiquitination is one of the most conserved post-translational modifications and together
with mRNA translation contributes to cellular protein homeostasis (proteostasis). Temporal …

HERC2 promotes inflammation-driven cancer stemness and immune evasion in hepatocellular carcinoma by activating STAT3 pathway

Y Liu, Q Xu, F Deng, Z Zheng, J Luo, P Wang… - Journal of Experimental …, 2023 - Springer
Background Hepatic inflammation is a common initiator of liver diseases and considered as
the primary driver of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the precise mechanism of …

Regulation of MAPK signaling pathways by the large HERC ubiquitin ligases

J Sala-Gaston, L Costa-Sastre, L Pedrazza… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Protein ubiquitylation acts as a complex cell signaling mechanism since the formation of
different mono-and polyubiquitin chains determines the substrate's fate in the cell. E3 …

Model of neural development by differentiating human induced pluripotent stem cells into neural progenitor cells to study the neurodevelopmental toxicity of lead

W Wang, T Wang, Y Gao, G Liang, Y Pu… - Food and Chemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Lead (Pb) exposure causes immeasurable damage to multiple human systems, particularly
the central nervous system (CNS). In this study, human induced pluripotent stem cells …

HERC1 deficiency causes osteopenia through transcriptional program dysregulation during bone remodeling

L Pedrazza, A Martinez-Martinez… - Cell Death & …, 2023 - nature.com
Bone remodeling is a continuous process between bone-forming osteoblasts and bone-
resorbing osteoclasts, with any imbalance resulting in metabolic bone disease, including …

Autophagy dysregulation via the USP20-ULK1 axis in the HERC2-related neurodevelopmental disorder

J Sala-Gaston, EM Pérez-Villegas, JA Armengol… - Cell Death …, 2024 - nature.com
Sequence variants in the HERC2 gene are associated with a significant reduction in HERC2
protein levels and cause a neurodevelopmental disorder known as the HERC2-related …

HERC2 deficiency activates C-RAF/MKK3/p38 signalling pathway altering the cellular response to oxidative stress

J Sala-Gaston, L Pedrazza, J Ramirez… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
HERC2 gene encodes an E3 ubiquitin ligase involved in several cellular processes by
regulating the ubiquitylation of different protein substrates. Biallelic pathogenic sequence …

Hesperidin alleviated dendritic spines through inhibiting ferritinophagy via HERC2-NCOA4 ubiquitination in CUMS mice

M Zhang, Y Cui, R Jia, Z Cai, Y Shen, W Yu, Z Pang… - Phytomedicine, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Depression has been linked to ferritinophagy-induced synaptic damage, which
affects the emotional circuitry and can ultimately lead to depressive symptoms. It has been …

Ubiquitin ligase signalling networks shape presynaptic development, function and disease

M Borgen, B Grill - The Journal of Physiology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Ubiquitin ligases are important regulators of nervous system development, function and
disease. To date, numerous ubiquitin ligases have been discovered that regulate …

A Survey on the Expression of the Ubiquitin Proteasome System Components HECT-and RBR-E3 Ubiquitin Ligases and E2 Ubiquitin-Conjugating and E1 Ubiquitin …

S Magnati, E Alladio, E Bracco - International Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Human brain development involves a tightly regulated sequence of events that starts shortly
after conception and continues up to adolescence. Before birth, neurogenesis occurs …