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The function and regulation of OTU deubiquitinases

Jiansen Du, Lin Fu, Yingli Sui, Lingqiang Zhang

《医学前沿（英文）》 2020年 第14卷 第5期   页码 542-563 doi: 10.1007/s11684-019-0734-4

摘要： Post-translational modification of cellular proteins by ubiquitin regulates numerous cellular processes, including cell division, immune responses, and apoptosis. Ubiquitin-mediated control over these processes can be reversed by deubiquitinases (DUBs), which remove ubiquitin from target proteins and depolymerize polyubiquitin chains. Recently, much progress has been made in the DUBs. In humans, the ovarian tumor protease (OTU) subfamily of DUBs includes 16 members, most of which mediate cell signaling cascades. These OTUs show great variation in structure and function, which display a series of mechanistic features. In this review, we provide a comprehensive analysis of current progress in character, structure and function of OTUs, such as the substrate specificity and catalytic activity regulation. Then we discuss the relationship between some diseases and OTUs. Finally, we summarize the structure of viral OTUs and their function in immune escape and viral survival. Despite the challenges, OTUs might provide new therapeutic targets, due to their involvement in key regulatory processes.

关键词： ubiquitin     OTU deubiquitinases     structure     function     regulation    

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Degradation of SARS-CoV-2 receptor ACE2 by the E3 ubiquitin ligase Skp2 in lung epithelial cells

Guizhen Wang, Qun Zhao, Hui Zhang, Fan Liang, Chen Zhang, Jun Wang, Zhenyin Chen, Ran Wu, Hong Yu, Beibei Sun, Hua Guo, Ruie Feng, Kaifeng Xu, Guangbiao Zhou

《医学前沿（英文）》 2021年 第15卷 第2期   页码 252-263 doi: 10.1007/s11684-021-0837-6

摘要： An unexpected observation among the COVID-19 pandemic is that smokers constituted only 1.4%−18.5% of hospitalized adults, calling for an urgent investigation to determine the role of smoking in SARS-CoV-2 infection. Here, we show that cigarette smoke extract (CSE) and carcinogen benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) increase mRNA but trigger ACE2 protein catabolism. BaP induces an aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR)-dependent upregulation of the ubiquitin E3 ligase Skp2 for ACE2 ubiquitination. ACE2 in lung tissues of non-smokers is higher than in smokers, consistent with the findings that tobacco carcinogens downregulate ACE2 in mice. Tobacco carcinogens inhibit SARS-CoV-2 spike protein pseudovirions infection of the cells. Given that tobacco smoke accounts for 8 million deaths including 2.1 million cancer deaths annually and Skp2 is an oncoprotein, tobacco use should not be recommended and cessation plan should be prepared for smokers in COVID-19 pandemic.

关键词： SARS-CoV-2     tobacco smoke     benzo(a)pyrene     ACE2     Skp2    

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Regulation of NLR stability in plant immunity

Tao WANG, Jiaxin LI, Qian-Hua SHEN

《农业科学与工程前沿（英文）》 2019年 第6卷 第2期   页码 97-104 doi: 10.15302/J-FASE-2018248

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Plant nucleotide binding domain and leucine-rich repeat (NLR) receptors recognize pathogen effectors directly or indirectly and mediate innate immune responses. NLR-mediated immunity also has direct impacts on plant growth and development, as well as yield and survival. The levels of NLR proteins are therefore intricately controlled in plants to balance defense responses and other processes. In recent years, the ubiquitination-26S proteasome system and the HSP90 chaperones have emerged as having key functions in the regulation of NLR stability. The N-end rule pathway of protein degradation is also directly linked to NLR stability. Recent progress in the regulation of NLR stability and turnover is summarized here, focusing on the key components and pathways.

关键词： E3 ubiquitin ligase     degradation     nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat receptor     plant immunity     proteasome     protein stability     ubiquitination    

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mTOR-targeted cancer therapy: great target but disappointing clinical outcomes, why?

Shi-Yong Sun

《医学前沿（英文）》 2021年 第15卷 第2期   页码 221-231 doi: 10.1007/s11684-020-0812-7

摘要： The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) critically regulates several essential biological functions, such as cell growth, metabolism, survival, and immune response by forming two important complexes, namely, mTOR complex 1 (mTORC1) and complex 2 (mTORC2). mTOR signaling is often dysregulated in cancers and has been considered an attractive cancer therapeutic target. Great efforts have been made to develop efficacious mTOR inhibitors, particularly mTOR kinase inhibitors, which suppress mTORC1 and mTORC2; however, major success has not been achieved. With the strong scientific rationale, the intriguing question is why cancers are insensitive or not responsive to mTOR-targeted cancer therapy in clinics. Beyond early findings on induced activation of PI3K/Akt, MEK/ERK, and Mnk/eIF4E survival signaling pathways that compromise the efficacy of rapalog-based cancer therapy, recent findings on the essential role of GSK3 in mediating cancer cell response to mTOR inhibitors and mTORC1 inhibition-induced upregulation of PD-L1 in cancer cells may provide some explanations. These new findings may also offer us the opportunity to rationally utilize mTOR inhibitors in cancer therapy. Further elucidation of the biology of complicated mTOR networks may bring us the hope to develop effective therapeutic strategies with mTOR inhibitors against cancer.

关键词： mTOR     cancer therapy     resistance     GSK3     protein degradation     E3 ubiquitin ligase     PD-L1    

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The function and regulation of OTU deubiquitinases

Jiansen Du, Lin Fu, Yingli Sui, Lingqiang Zhang

期刊论文

Degradation of SARS-CoV-2 receptor ACE2 by the E3 ubiquitin ligase Skp2 in lung epithelial cells

Guizhen Wang, Qun Zhao, Hui Zhang, Fan Liang, Chen Zhang, Jun Wang, Zhenyin Chen, Ran Wu, Hong Yu, Beibei Sun, Hua Guo, Ruie Feng, Kaifeng Xu, Guangbiao Zhou

期刊论文

Regulation of NLR stability in plant immunity

Tao WANG, Jiaxin LI, Qian-Hua SHEN

期刊论文

mTOR-targeted cancer therapy: great target but disappointing clinical outcomes, why?

Shi-Yong Sun

期刊论文