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ArticleCell death & disease2018

Ube2s stabilizes β-Catenin through K11-linked polyubiquitination to promote mesendoderm specification and colorectal cancer development.

Zhaoyan Li, Yan Wang, Yadan Li, Wanqi Yin, Libin Mo, Xianghao Qian, Yiran Zhang, Guifen Wang, Fan Bu, Zhiling Zhang and 5 more

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Article in Cell death & disease, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers.

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45citing papers in PubMed
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45 citing papers in PubMed, 87 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zhaoyan LiCollege of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China.
Yan WangCollege of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China.
Yadan LiCollege of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China.
Wanqi YinCollege of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China.
Libin MoCollege of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China.
Xianghao QianCollege of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China.
Yiran ZhangCollege of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China.
Guifen WangCollege of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China.
Fan BuCollege of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China.
Zhiling ZhangCollege of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China.
Xiaofang RenCollege of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China.
Baochang ZhuCollege of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China.
Chang NiuCollege of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China.
Wei XiaoCollege of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China. weixiao@cnu.edu.cn.
Weiwei ZhangCollege of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China. zhangww@cnu.edu.cn.
Capital Normal University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The canonical Wnt/β-Catenin signaling pathway is widely involved in regulating diverse biological processes. Dysregulation of the pathway results in severe consequences, such as developmental defects and malignant cancers. Here, we identified Ube2s as a novel activator of the Wnt/β-Catenin signaling pathway. It modified β-Catenin at K19 via K11-linked polyubiquitin chain. This modification resulted in an antagonistic effect against the destruction complex/β-TrCP cascade-orchestrated β-Catenin degradation. As a result, the stability of β-Catenin was enhanced, thus promoting its cellular accumulation. Importantly, Ube2s-promoted β-Catenin accumulation partially released the dependence on exogenous molecules for the process of embryonic stem (ES) cell differentiation into mesoendoderm lineages. Moreover, we demonstrated that UBE2S plays a critical role in determining the malignancy properties of human colorectal cancer (CRC) cells in vitro and in vivo. The findings in this study extend our mechanistic understanding of the mesoendodermal cell fate commitment, and provide UBE2S as a putative target for human CRC therapy.

Indexed as

UbiquitinationWnt Signaling PathwayAnimalsbeta CateninCell Line, TumorColorectal NeoplasmsFemaleHuman Embryonic Stem CellsHumansMesodermMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, NudeNeoplasm ProteinsProtein StabilityUbiquitin-Conjugating Enzymesbeta CateninCTNNB1 protein, humanNeoplasm ProteinsUbe2S protein, humanUbiquitin-Conjugating Enzymes

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PMID29674637
PMCPMC5908793
OpenAlexW2800857665

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