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ArticleActa pharmaceutica Sinica. B2025

CDK1-mediated phosphorylation of USP37 regulates SND1 stability and promotes oncogenesis in colorectal cancer.

Liang Wu, Can Cheng, Ning Zhao, Liang Zhu, Heng Li, Jingwen Liu, Yang Wu, Xi Chen, Hanhui Yao, Lianxin Liu

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  3. CHK2-USP37 axis stabilizes FOXO4 to sustain senescence and evade apoptosis.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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Liang WuDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Hefei 230001, China.
Can ChengDepartment of Vascular Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Hefei 230001, China.
Ning ZhaoDepartment of Surgical Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an JiaoTong University, Xi'an 710061, China.
Liang ZhuDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Hefei 230001, China.
Heng LiDepartment of Comprehensive Surgery, Anhui Provincial Cancer Hospital, West District of the First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230001, China.
Jingwen LiuHealth Management Center, the First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Heifei 230001, China.
Yang WuDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Hefei 230001, China.
Xi ChenDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Hefei 230001, China.
Hanhui YaoDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Hefei 230001, China.
Lianxin LiuDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Anhui Provincial Clinical Research Center for Hepatobiliary Diseases, Hefei 230001, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Colorectal cancer (CRC) poses a severe global health challenge with high incidence and mortality rates. USP37 has been identified as the bona fide deubiquitinase of SND1, playing a critical role in stabilizing SND1, thereby augmenting its oncogenic potential. The interaction between USP37 and SND1 was confirmed through extensive proteomics, ubiquitinomics, and interactomics, underscoring their synergistic effects on CRC proliferation and metastasis. Additionally, CDK1 has emerged as a pivotal regulator of USP37, phosphorylating it at threonine 631 rather than serine 628, enhancing its deubiquitinase activity, and consequently stabilizing SND1 to drive CRC malignancy further. Histological analyses of human CRC samples linked the upregulation of CDK1 and USP37 with increased SND1 levels and poor patient prognosis. High-throughput virtual screening and subsequent experimental validation identified Dacarbazine as a pharmacological inhibitor of USP37, and its inhibition disrupted SND1 stability, hindering CRC cell proliferation and metastasis. This study reveals a novel and promising molecular mechanism driving CRC progression through the CDK1-USP37-SND1 axis, highlighting the clinical importance of targeting this pathway to improve patient outcomes.

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CDK1Colorectal cancerDacarbazineDeubiquitinationOncogenesisPhosphorylationSND1USP37

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PMID40486858
PMCPMC12138069

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