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ArticleCell death and differentiation2023

The deubiquitylating enzyme USP35 restricts regulated cell death to promote survival of renal clear cell carcinoma.

Shanshan Wang, Taishu Wang, Xuehong Zhang, Shaoxuan Cheng, Chaoqun Chen, Guoheng Yang, Fuqiang Wang, Ruilin Wang, Qingqing Zhang, Dian Yang and 5 more

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Article in Cell death and differentiation, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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29 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. [Role and mechanism of ubiquitin-specific protease 35 in ferroptosis of rheumatoid arthritis-fibroblast like synoviocytes].Beijing da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Peking University. Health sciences · 2025
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15 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shanshan Wang *Institute of Cancer Stem Cell, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Taishu Wang *Institute of Cancer Stem Cell, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Xuehong ZhangInstitute of Cancer Stem Cell, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Shaoxuan ChengInstitute of Cancer Stem Cell, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Chaoqun ChenInstitute of Cancer Stem Cell, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Guoheng YangInstitute of Cancer Stem Cell, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Fuqiang WangInstitute of Cancer Stem Cell, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Ruilin WangInstitute of Cancer Stem Cell, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Qingqing ZhangDepartment of Pathology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Dian YangInstitute of Cancer Stem Cell, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Yingqiu ZhangInstitute of Cancer Stem Cell, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Shuyan LiuInstitute of Cancer Stem Cell, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Hongqiang QinCAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China.
Quentin LiuInstitute of Cancer Stem Cell, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Han LiuInstitute of Cancer Stem Cell, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China. liuhan@dmu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-0014-4675
Dalian Medical University · CNDalian Institute of Chemical Physics · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The ubiquitin-proteasome system governs a wide spectrum of cellular events and offers therapeutic opportunities for pharmacological intervention in cancer treatment. Renal clear cell carcinoma represents the predominant histological subtype and accounts for the majority of cancer death related to kidney malignancies. Through a systematic survey in the association of human ubiquitin-specific proteases with patient prognosis of renal clear cell carcinoma and subsequent phenotypic validation, we uncovered the tumor-promoting role of USP35. Biochemical characterizations confirmed the stabilizing effects of USP35 towards multiple members of the IAP family in an enzymatic activity-dependent manner. USP35 silencing led to reduced expression levels of IAP proteins, which were accompanied with increased cellular apoptosis. Further transcriptomic analysis revealed that USP35 knockdown affected the expression levels of NRF2 downstream transcripts, which were conferred by compromised NRF2 abundance. USP35 functions to maintain NRF2 levels by catalyzing its deubiquitylation and thus antagonizing degradation. NRF2 reduction imposed by USP35 silencing rendered renal clear cell carcinoma cells increased sensitivity to ferroptosis induction. Finally, induced USP35 knockdown markedly attenuated xenograft formation of renal clear cell carcinoma in nude mice. Hence, our findings reveal a number of USP35 substrates and uncover the protecting roles of USP35 against both apoptosis and ferroptosis in renal clear cell carcinoma.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, Renal CellKidney NeoplasmsAnimalsApoptosisCell Line, TumorEndopeptidasesHumansMiceMice, NudeNF-E2-Related Factor 2EndopeptidasesNF-E2-Related Factor 2USP35 protein, human

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PMID37173391
PMCPMC10307860
OpenAlexW4376256035

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