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ArticleEssays in biochemistry2025

From molecular logic to therapeutic modulation: advances in Ub/UBL signalling.

Benjamin M Foster, Chiara Maniaci

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Article in Essays in biochemistry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Benjamin M FosterManchester Cancer Research Centre (MCRC), Division of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, 555 Wilmslow Road, Manchester M20 4GJ, U.K.ORCID 0000-0003-0670-2321
Chiara ManiaciMRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit, Sir James Black Centre, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, U.K.

Funding

UKRI | Medical Research Council (MRC) MR/X008754/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ubiquitin (Ub) and ubiquitin-like proteins (UBLs) are central regulators of cell signalling, with roles spanning proteasomal degradation, immune defence, DNA repair, autophagy, and the stress response. Their conserved β-grasp fold provides a remarkably versatile protein architecture that can be redeployed across diverse signalling pathways and modulated in disease contexts. Conjugation and removal through dedicated E1-E2-E3 and protease systems generate a rich regulatory code, further diversified by chain topology, hybrid architectures, and emerging non-canonical modifications. This special issue highlights recent advances in Ub and UBL biology, from specialised UBL pathways to host-pathogen interactions and non-protein conjugation events, as well as translational applications such as targeted protein degradation. Together, these reviews showcase the breadth, adaptability, and therapeutic potential of these small but powerful modifiers.

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Signal TransductionUbiquitinUbiquitinsAnimalsHumansProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalUbiquitinUbiquitinspost translational modificationtherapeuticsubiquitin signalling

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PMID41736566
PMCPMC13108847

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