ArticleNature communications2022
USP44 regulates irradiation-induced DNA double-strand break repair and suppresses tumorigenesis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Article in Nature communications, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06367049 (Methylation-specific PCR Test for Early Screening and Early Diagnosis of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma), which is not on this map. Cited by 70 papers.
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Methylation-specific PCR Test for Early Screening and Early Diagnosis of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
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70 citing papers in PubMed, 104 citations in OpenAlex.
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- USP44 Stabilizes MAOB via Deubiquitination to Inhibit Cisplatin Resistance in Lung Adenocarcinoma.International journal of genomics · 2026Article
- A Ubiquitination-Related Gene Prognostic Signature and the Oncogenic Role of RNF149 in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: scRNAseq- Based Bioinformatics and Experimental Validation.Current medicinal chemistry · 2026Article
- LC3-dependent intercellular transfer of phosphorylated STAT1/2 elicits CXCL9+ macrophages and enhances radiation-induced antitumor immunity.The Journal of clinical investigation · 2025Article
- Hypermethylated USP44 deubiquitinates SENP2: a critical mechanism in esophageal cancer progression and a new target for intervention.Clinical epigenetics · 2025Article
- APOL2 Stabilizes Ku80 to Confer NHEJ-Mediated Radioresistance in Gastric Cancer.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- Decoding the ubiquitin network: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic vulnerabilities for precision radio-sensitization in cancer.Molecular cancer · 2025Review
- Discovery of Methylated DNA Biomarkers for Potential Nonendoscopic Detection of Barrett's Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma.The American journal of gastroenterology · 2025Article
- Nanopore sequencing-derived methylation biomarker prediction for methylation-specific PCR in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.Clinical epigenetics · 2025Article
- L-arginine synergistic with 5-fluorouracil intervenes in DNA damage repair via the DNA-PKcs/ATM/ATR pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma cells.Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica · 2025Article
- Combining decitabine with radiotherapy to enhance nasopharyngeal carcinoma radiosensitivity via the TFAP2C-OTUD1-SLC25A11 axis.Cell death & disease · 2025Article
- Evolving role of deubiquitinating enzymes in oral cancer (Review).Oncology letters · 2025Review
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Abstract
Radiotherapy is the primary treatment for patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), and approximately 20% of patients experience treatment failure due to tumour radioresistance. However, the exact regulatory mechanism remains poorly understood. Here, we show that the deubiquitinase USP44 is hypermethylated in NPC, which results in its downregulation. USP44 enhances the sensitivity of NPC cells to radiotherapy in vitro and in vivo. USP44 recruits and stabilizes the E3 ubiquitin ligase TRIM25 by removing its K48-linked polyubiquitin chains at Lys439, which further facilitates the degradation of Ku80 and inhibits its recruitment to DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs), thus enhancing DNA damage and inhibiting DNA repair via non-homologous end joining (NHEJ). Knockout of TRIM25 reverses the radiotherapy sensitization effect of USP44. Clinically, low expression of USP44 indicates a poor prognosis and facilitates tumour relapse in NPC patients. This study suggests the USP44-TRIM25-Ku80 axis provides potential therapeutic targets for NPC patients.
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