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ReviewClinical and experimental medicine2026

Research progress on the regulation of mesothelioma driven by deubiquitinating enzyme BAP1.

Wan-Ting Xuan, Yao Dong, Si-Yuan Ma, Man Liu, Xiao-Qi Liu, Na-Na Yao, Lan-Xi Hu, Ling-Ling Shi, Lin Ma, Jing-Hui Bai and 1 more

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Wan-Ting XuanBasic Teaching and Research Section, Department of Pathology, Shenyang Medical College, Shenyang, 110034, Liaoning Province, China.
Yao DongBasic Teaching and Research Section, Department of Pathology, Shenyang Medical College, Shenyang, 110034, Liaoning Province, China.
Si-Yuan MaBasic Teaching and Research Section, Department of Pathology, Shenyang Medical College, Shenyang, 110034, Liaoning Province, China.
Man LiuTongliao 120 Emergency Command Center, No. 11 Jianguo Road, Keerqin District, Tongliao City, 028000, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China.
Xiao-Qi LiuBasic Teaching and Research Section, Department of Pathology, Shenyang Medical College, Shenyang, 110034, Liaoning Province, China.
Na-Na YaoDepartment of Pathology, The 7th People's Hospital Of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou Cardiovascular Hospital, Zheng Zhou, 450000, Henan Province, China.
Lan-Xi HuSchool of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, Liaoning Province, China.
Ling-Ling ShiDepartment of Pathology, Cancer Hospital of Dalian University of Technology, No.44 Xiaoheyan Road, Dadong District, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, 110000, China.
Lin MaDepartment of Pathology, Cancer Hospital of Dalian University of Technology, No.44 Xiaoheyan Road, Dadong District, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, 110000, China.
Jing-Hui BaiDepartment ofGeneral Medicine, Cancer Hospital of Dalian University of Technology, No.44 Xiaoheyan Road, Dadong District, Liaoning Province, 110000, Shenyang, China. baijinghui559@163.com.
Bo HuangDepartment of Pathology, Cancer Hospital of Dalian University of Technology, No.44 Xiaoheyan Road, Dadong District, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, 110000, China. huangbo@cancerhosp-ln-cmu.com.

Funding

Liaoning Province science and technology plan project 2024011335-JH2/1026
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mesothelioma is a highly aggressive malignancy that develops through the combined influence of several factors, including environmental exposure, genetic susceptibility, immune status, and aberrant activation or dysregulation of signaling pathways. The BAP1 gene, a tumor suppressor located at chromosome 3p21.1, plays a pivotal role in maintaining genomic stability by functioning as a deubiquitinating enzyme in critical processes such as DNA damage repair, cell cycle regulation, and chromatin remodeling. Its proper activity requires nuclear localization via the nuclear localization signal (NLS) domain. When BAP1 undergoes a truncation mutation, the NLS loses its function and the protein is retained in the cytoplasm; whereas missense mutations in the UCH domain, whilst not necessarily altering subcellular localisation, can directly lead to the loss of deubiquitinase activity, thereby promoting tumour development.Consequently, elucidating the signaling pathways governed by BAP1, designing targeted therapeutic strategies for BAP1-mutant cancers, and implementing preventive interventions in BAP1 mutation carriers represent urgent clinical and research priorities.

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MesotheliomaTumor Suppressor ProteinsUbiquitin ThiolesteraseAnimalsHumansMutationSignal TransductionBAP1 protein, humanTumor Suppressor ProteinsUbiquitin ThiolesteraseBAP1Deubiquitinating enzymeMechanistic researchMesotheliomaTargeted therapy

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PMID42469511
PMCPMC13658388

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