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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2025

Inhibition of UBE2C Promotes Parkin-Mediated K63-Linked Ubiquitination of TOP2A to Induce Senescence and Increase Sensitivity of Doxorubicin in Breast Cancer.

Yihui Yang, Wan Li, Hong Yang, Fang Xu, Sen Zhang, Wanxin Cao, Xiaoxue Li, Xu Zhang, Xiangyin Chi, Hongquan Wang and 3 more

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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13 authors.

Yihui YangThe State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Beijing, 100050, China.
Wan LiThe State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Beijing, 100050, China.
Hong YangThe State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Beijing, 100050, China.
Fang XuThe State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Beijing, 100050, China.
Sen ZhangThe State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Beijing, 100050, China.
Wanxin CaoThe State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Beijing, 100050, China.
Xiaoxue LiThe State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Beijing, 100050, China.
Xu ZhangThe State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Beijing, 100050, China.
Xiangyin ChiThe State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Beijing, 100050, China.
Hongquan WangDepartment of Geriatrics, Aerospace Center Hospital, Peking University Aerospace School of Clinical Medicine, Beijing, 100049, China.
Guanhua DuThe State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Beijing, 100050, China.
Yumin WangDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Aerospace Center Hospital, Peking University Aerospace School of Clinical Medicine, Beijing, 100049, China.
Jinhua WangThe State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Beijing, 100050, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8367-0787

Funding

Beijing Natural Science Foundation 25JL008Beijing Natural Science Foundation 7252202Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Initiative for Innovative Medicine 2021-I2M-1-029Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Initiative for Innovative Medicine 2023-I2M-2-006
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Breast cancer is now the second most commonly diagnosed cancer and the most common female malignancy. Chemotherapy-based adjuvant therapy after surgery and neoadjuvant therapy before surgery are cornerstones of breast cancer treatment. Doxorubicin is one of the most commonly used anthracycline chemotherapy treatments for breast cancer; however, doxorubicin resistance is a major barrier to its clinical use. Therefore, there is an urgent need to discover new targets to overcome doxorubicin resistance in breast cancer. Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme 2C (UBE2C) is an E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme that catalyzes the assembly of K11-linked ubiquitin chains. In recent years, dysregulation of UBE2C has been implicated in a variety of cancers, including breast cancer; however, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. In the present study, UBE2C was found to be markedly upregulated in breast cancer and transcriptionally regulated by FOXM1. Inhibition of UBE2C suppressed proliferation and induced senescence in breast cancer cells. Moreover, the inhibition of UBE2C promoted Parkin-mediated K63-linked ubiquitination of TOP2A, leading to its proteasomal degradation and thus sensitizing breast cancer cells to doxorubicin. The study reveals that UBE2C is a critical regulator of breast cancer cell proliferation, senescence, and sensitivity to doxorubicin.

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Breast NeoplasmsDNA Topoisomerases, Type IIDoxorubicinPoly-ADP-Ribose Binding ProteinsUbiquitin-Conjugating EnzymesUbiquitin-Protein LigasesCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCellular SenescenceDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleHumansUbiquitinationDNA Topoisomerases, Type IIDoxorubicinparkin proteinPoly-ADP-Ribose Binding ProteinsTOP2A protein, humanUBE2C protein, humanUbiquitin-Conjugating EnzymesUbiquitin-Protein Ligasesbreast cancerdoxorubicin sensitivitysenescenceTOP2AUBE2C

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