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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2026

Ubiquitin-Specific Protease 49 Interacts with Bax to Modulate Apoptosis.

Hae-Seul Choi, Soo-Yeon Kim, So-Ra Kim, Kwang-Hyun Baek

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors.

Hae-Seul ChoiDepartment of Bioconvergence, Graduate School, CHA University, Seongnam 13488, Republic of Korea.
Soo-Yeon KimDepartment of Biomedical Science, Graduate School, CHA University, Seongnam 13488, Republic of Korea.
So-Ra KimDepartment of Biomedical Science, Graduate School, CHA University, Seongnam 13488, Republic of Korea.
Kwang-Hyun BaekDepartment of Bioconvergence, Graduate School, CHA University, Seongnam 13488, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-7662-7190

Funding

National Research Foundation of Korea RS-2025-16068581
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bax, a key member of the B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) protein family, is essential for inducing mitochondrial apoptosis. In this study, we employed yeast two-hybrid screening to identify ubiquitin-specific protease 49 (USP49) as a binding partner of Bax. Subsequent immunoprecipitation and glutathione S-transferase (GST) pull-down assays confirmed their direct interaction. Functional assays showed that USP49 reduces Bax polyubiquitination at multiple lysine residues within ubiquitin, with the strongest effects observed on K11, K29, K33, and K63 linkages. In contrast, its effect on K48-linked ubiquitination was weak and insufficient to influence Bax protein stability, indicating that USP49 does not regulate Bax abundance through proteasomal degradation. Instead, RT-qPCR analysis revealed that USP49 overexpression significantly increased Bax mRNA levels, and this effect was maintained under apoptosis stimuli (UV, H

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Apoptosisbcl-2-Associated X ProteinUbiquitin ThiolesteraseHEK293 CellsHumansProtein BindingUbiquitinUbiquitinationbcl-2-Associated X ProteinUbiquitinUbiquitin ThiolesteraseB-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) familydeubiquitinating enzymedeubiquitinationubiquitination

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PMID42123680
PMCPMC13164060

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