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ReviewMolecular oncology2025

Ubiquitination of transcription factors in cancer: unveiling therapeutic potential.

Dongha Kim, Hye Jin Nam, Sung Hee Baek

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Review in Molecular oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Dongha KimDepartment of Anatomy, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-3454-6605
Hye Jin NamTherapeutics and Biotechnology Division, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Daejeon, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-7121-3703
Sung Hee BaekCreative Research Initiatives Center for Epigenetic Code and Diseases, School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-0588-8243

Funding

Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology KK2431-10Ministry of Science and ICT, South Korea GTL24021-300National Research Foundation of Korea 2017R1A3B1023387National Research Foundation of Korea 2020M3A9I4036072National Research Foundation of Korea RS-2025-00514050
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transcription factors, pivotal in gene expression regulation, are essential in cancer progression. Their function is meticulously regulated by post-translational modifications, including ubiquitination. This process, which marks proteins for degradation, can either enhance or inhibit the function of transcription factors, contingent on the context. In cancers, dysregulated ubiquitination of transcription factors contributes to the hallmark of uncontrolled growth and survival of tumors. For example, tumor suppressors such as p53 might be degraded prematurely due to abnormal ubiquitination, causing genomic instability. On the other hand, oncogenic transcription factors may gain stability via ubiquitination, thus facilitating tumorigenesis. Targeting the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) therefore could be a viable therapeutic approach in cancer. Emerging treatments aim to block the ubiquitination of oncogenic transcription factors or to stabilize tumor suppressors. This review underscores the critical impact of transcription factor-altered ubiquitination on cancer progression. Additionally, it outlines innovative therapeutic approaches that involve inhibitors or drugs directed at specific ubiquitin E3 ligases and deubiquitinases (DUBs) that regulate transcription factor activity.

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NeoplasmsTranscription FactorsUbiquitinationAnimalsHumansUbiquitin-Protein LigasesTranscription FactorsUbiquitin-Protein LigasescancerdeubiquitinaseE3 ligasePROTACtranscription factorubiquitination

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PMID40227962
PMCPMC12330937

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