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ArticleCommunications biology2025

USP35 promotes the growth of ER positive breast cancer by inhibiting ferroptosis via BRD4-SLC7A11 axis.

Jiawei Cao, Tao Wu, Tong Zhou, Zewei Jiang, Yinrui Ren, Jiawei Yu, Jiayi Wang, Changrui Qian, Guang Wu, Licai He and 4 more

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Article in Communications biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. USP35 Acts as a Deubiquitinating Enzyme for ID3 to Promote Immune Escape in Colorectal Cancer.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  9. Research progress of DUB enzyme in breast cancer.Clinical and experimental medicine · 2025
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14 authors.

Jiawei CaoKey Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Cancer Pathogenesis and Translation, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China. jiaweicao@wmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6268-5912
Tao WuKey Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Cancer Pathogenesis and Translation, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Tong ZhouKey Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Cancer Pathogenesis and Translation, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Zewei JiangKey Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Cancer Pathogenesis and Translation, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Yinrui RenKey Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Cancer Pathogenesis and Translation, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Jiawei YuKey Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Cancer Pathogenesis and Translation, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Jiayi WangKey Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Cancer Pathogenesis and Translation, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Changrui QianSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Guang WuKey Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Cancer Pathogenesis and Translation, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Licai HeKey Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Cancer Pathogenesis and Translation, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Hongzhi LiKey Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Cancer Pathogenesis and Translation, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Rixu LinDepartment of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China. linrixu316@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2498-8116
Min LiuDepartment of Orthopedics, Third Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China. rahosjoint@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3280-472X
Haihua GuKey Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Cancer Pathogenesis and Translation, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China. haihuagu@wmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2154-9900

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82272702National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82302925National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) LTGY23H080005Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province (Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation) LQ23H160012Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province (Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation) LZ23H160001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Anti-estrogen endocrine therapies greatly improve survival of estrogen receptor positive (ER + ) breast cancer. Unfortunately, about 30% of patients do not respond to endocrine therapies initially. We previously showed that deubiquitinase USP35 and ERα act in a positive feedback loop to promote the carcinogenesis of ER+ breast cancer although it is unclear whether USP35 regulates cell death in ER+ breast cancer. In this study, we uncovered that USP35 inhibited ferroptosis of ER+ breast cancer cells. Mechanistically, USP35 interacted with, deubiquitinated, and stabilized BRD4. Consequentially, BRD4 mediated USP35-induced SLC7A11 upregulation, inhibiting ferroptosis and promoting the growth of ER+ breast cancer cells. Furthermore, BRD4 inhibitor (+)-JQ-1 inhibited USP35-enhanced tumorigenesis in vivo. Our findings demonstrated that the USP35-BRD4-SLC7A11 axis contributes to the growth of ER+ breast cancer by inhibiting ferroptosis. Targeting USP35 together with ferroptosis inducer may represent a potential promising strategy for treating ER+ breast cancer that does not respond to endocrine therapies.

Indexed as

Amino Acid Transport System y+Breast NeoplasmsCell Cycle ProteinsEndopeptidasesFerroptosisReceptors, EstrogenTranscription FactorsAnimalsBromodomain Containing ProteinsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMiceMice, NudeAmino Acid Transport System y+BRD4 protein, humanBromodomain Containing ProteinsCell Cycle ProteinsEndopeptidasesReceptors, EstrogenSLC7A11 protein, humanTranscription Factors

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PMCPMC11739500

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