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Chauhan R, Bhat AA, Masoodi T, Bagga P, Reddy R, Gupta A, Sheikh ZA, Macha MA, Haris M, Singh M. Ubiquitin-specific peptidase 37: an important cog in the oncogenic machinery of cancerous cells. J Exp Clin Cancer Res 2021; 40:356. [PMID: 34758854 PMCID: PMC8579576 DOI: 10.1186/s13046-021-02163-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Accepted: 10/29/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Protein ubiquitination is one of the most crucial posttranslational modifications responsible for regulating the stability and activity of proteins involved in homeostatic cellular function. Inconsistencies in the ubiquitination process may lead to tumorigenesis. Ubiquitin-specific peptidases are attractive therapeutic targets in different cancers and are being evaluated for clinical development. Ubiquitin-specific peptidase 37 (USP37) is one of the least studied members of the USP family. USP37 controls numerous aspects of oncogenesis, including stabilizing many different oncoproteins. Recent work highlights the role of USP37 in stimulating the epithelial-mesenchymal transition and metastasis in lung and breast cancer by stabilizing SNAI1 and stimulating the sonic hedgehog pathway, respectively. Several aspects of USP37 biology in cancer cells are yet unclear and are an active area of research. This review emphasizes the importance of USP37 in cancer and how identifying its molecular targets and signalling networks in various cancer types can help advance cancer therapeutics.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ravi Chauhan
- Department of Medical Oncology (Lab), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Metabolic Imaging, Cancer Research Department, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Genomic Medicine, Genetikode, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Center for Advanced Metabolic Imaging in Precision Medicine, Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology (Lab), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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- Watson-Crick Centre for Molecular Medicine, Islamic University of Science and Technology, Pulwama, India
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Metabolic Imaging, Cancer Research Department, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar.
- Center for Advanced Metabolic Imaging in Precision Medicine, Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.
- Laboratory Animal Research Center, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
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- Department of Medical Oncology (Lab), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
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