Investigating the Prognostic and Oncogenic Roles of Membrane-Associated Ring-CH-Type Finger 9 in Colorectal Cancer by Jiayan Zhang, Qinghan Jiao, Zhigang Chen

“…This study focuses on elucidating the oncogenic role of Membrane-Associated Ring-CH-Type Finger 9 (MARCHF9), a RING-Type E3 ubiquitin transferase, in CRC. We aim to assess MARCHF9’s clinical significance, functional impact on CRC progression, and its potential as a prognostic biomarker. …”
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Emerging Roles of TRIM56 in Antiviral Innate Immunity by Dang Wang, Kui Li

“…The tripartite-motif protein 56 (TRIM56) is a RING-type E3 ubiquitin ligase whose functions were recently beginning to be unveiled. …”
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Calcium-mediated mitochondrial fission and mitophagy drive glycolysis to facilitate arterivirus proliferation. by Zhe Sun, Zicheng Ma, Wandi Cao, Chenlong Jiang, Lei Guo, Kesen Liu, Yanni Gao, Juan Bai, Jiang Pi, Ping Jiang, Xing Liu

“…PRRSV infection, alongside mitochondrial fission, triggers mitophagy via the PTEN-induced putative kinase 1 (PINK1)-Parkin RBR E3 ubiquitin (Parkin) pathway, promoting cellular glycolysis and excessive lactate production to facilitate its own replication. …”
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PfFBXO1 is essential for inner membrane complex formation in Plasmodium falciparum during both asexual and transmission stages by Sreelakshmi K. Sreenivasamurthy, Carlos Gustavo Baptista, Christopher M. West, Ira J. Blader, Jeffrey D. Dvorin

“…We hypothesize that PfFBXO1 is necessary for IMC biogenesis, chromosomal maintenance, vesicular transport, and ubiquitin-mediated translational regulation of proteins in both sexual and asexual stages of P. falciparum.…”
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CBL mutations in chronic myelomonocytic leukemia often occur in the RING domain with multiple subclones per patient: Implications for targeting. by Kelly Lim, Winnie L Kan, Pramod C Nair, Monika Kutyna, Angel F Lopez, Timothy Hercus, David M Ross, Steven Lane, Chun Yew Fong, Anna Brown, Agnes Yong, David Yeung, Timothy Hughes, Devendra Hiwase, Daniel Thomas

“…Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) is a rare blood cancer of older adults (3 in every 1,000,000 persons) characterized by poor survival and lacking effective mutation-specific therapy. Mutations in the ubiquitin ligase Cbl occur frequently in CMML and share biological and molecular features with a clonal disease occurring in children, juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML). …”
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The Function of SUMOylation and Its Role in the Development of Cancer Cells under Stress Conditions: A Systematic Review by Qi Zhao, Ying Ma, Zugui Li, Kexin Zhang, Minying Zheng, Shiwu Zhang

“…The upregulation of small ubiquitin-like modifier (SUMO) is a prevalent posttranslational modification (PTM) in various cancers and plays a critical role in tumor development. …”
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Exploring <i>RNF213</i> in Ischemic Stroke and Moyamoya Disease: From Cellular Models to Clinical Insights by Benjamin Y. Q. Tan, Charlene H. P. Kok, Megan B. J. Ng, Shaun Loong, Eric Jou, Leonard L. L. Yeo, Weiping Han, Christopher D. Anderson, Chiea Chuen Khor, Poh San Lai

“…This gene encodes an E3 ubiquitin ligase with diverse roles in angiogenesis, vascular remodeling, lipid metabolism, and cerebral blood flow regulation, yet its exact mechanisms in cerebrovascular pathology remain incompletely understood. …”
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Targeted therapy for cisplatin‐resistant lung cancer via aptamer‐guided nano‐zinc carriers containing USP14 siRNA by Xinmin Zhao, Xianghua Wu, Huijie Wang, Songtao Lai, Jialei Wang

“…Therefore, identifying novel biomarkers to improve the diagnosis and treatment of NSCLC is important. Ubiquitin‐specific protease (USP14) is involved in various pathological conditions including cancer; however, the role of USP14 in NSCLC remains elusive. …”
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Schistosoma japonicum Infection in Treg-Specific USP21 Knockout Mice by Youxiang Zhang, De-Hui Xiong, Yangyang Li, Guina Xu, Baoxin Zhang, Yang Liu, Shan Zhang, Qing Huang, Simin Chen, Fansheng Zeng, Jingyi Guo, Bin Li, Zhiqiang Qin, Zuping Zhang

“…The E3 deubiquitinating enzyme ubiquitin-specific proteolytic enzyme 21 (USP21) plays vital roles in physiological activities and is required for Treg-cell-mediated immune tolerance. …”
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E6AP is essential for the proliferation of HPV-positive cancer cells by preventing senescence. by Alicia Avenhaus, Milica Velimirović, Julia Bulkescher, Martin Scheffner, Felix Hoppe-Seyler, Karin Hoppe-Seyler

“…The formation of a trimeric complex between the HPV E6 oncoprotein, the cellular ubiquitin ligase E6AP and the p53 tumor suppressor protein leads to proteolytic p53 degradation and plays a central role for HPV-induced cell transformation. …”
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Associations between an gene polymorphism and ulcerative colitis by ARMS-PCR by Mahsa Sadat Hashemi Doulabi, Reza Goleyjani Moghaddam, Ali Salehzadeh

“…MDM2 is a phospho-protein that functions as a ubiquitin ligase for p53. Recently, a T>G substitution in the promoter of the MDM2 gene (rs309) has been identified. …”
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The central regulatory circuit in the gene network controlling the morphogenesis of Drosophila mechanoreceptors: an <i>in silico</i> analysis by T. A. Bukharina, V. P. Golubyatnikov, D. P. Furman

“…In addition, the CRC includes the accessory proteins Daughterless (DA), Groucho (GRO), Ubiquitin (UB), and Seven-in-absentia (SINA). The paper describes the results of computer modeling of different CRC operation modes. …”
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A comprehensive pan-cancer analysis of RNF187 in human tumors by Xuezhong Zhang, Xuebin Zhang, Tonggang Liu, Kaihui Sha

“…GO enrichment and KEGG pathway analyses suggested that RNF187 may play a role in the pathogenesis of cancer through processes such as "bounding membrane of organelle," "macroautophagy," "proton-transporting V-type ATPase complex," "autophagy," "Ubiquitin mediated proteolysis," "Ferroptosis," "Phagosome," and etc. …”
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Identification of Potential Abnormal Methylation-Modified Genes in Coronary Artery Ectasia by Xiuchun Yang, Yijun Zong, Zhentian Zhang, Yan Zhao, Xueying Gao, Jie Zhang, Qian Hou, Renyi Li, Bing Xiao

“…A total of 10 core abnormal methylation-modified genes were identified, including six down-regulated DEGs due to hypermethylation (netrin G1, ADAM metallopeptidase domain 12, immunoglobulin superfamily member 10, sarcoglycan dela, Dickkopf WNT signaling pathway inhibitor 3, and GATA binding protein 6), and four up-regulated DEGs due to hypomethylation (adrenomedullin, ubiquitin specific peptidase 18, lymphocyte antigen 6 family member E, and MX dynamin-like GTPase 1). …”
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Second-Generation Triple Reporter for Bioluminescence, Micro–Positron Emission Tomography, and Fluorescence Imaging by Aparna H. Kesarwala, Julie L. Prior, Jinwu Sun, Scott E. Harpstrite, Vijay Sharma, David Piwnica-Worms

“…In living mice, somatic gene transfer of a ubiquitin promoter-driven FLuc-mNLS-SR39TK-IRES-MGFP plasmid showed a > 1,000-fold increase in liver photon flux and a > 2-fold increase in liver retention of 18 F-FHBG by microPET compared with mice treated with control plasmid. …”
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VEXAS, Chediak–Higashi syndrome and Danon disease: myeloid cell endo-lysosomal pathway dysfunction as a common denominator? by Coline Savy, Maxence Bourgoin, Thomas Cluzeau, Arnaud Jacquel, Guillaume Robert, Patrick Auberger

“…Although these disorders have a priori nothing to do with one other from a clinical point of view, all share abnormal vacuolization in different cell types including cells of the erythroid/myeloid lineage that is likely the consequence of moderate to drastic dysfunctions in the ubiquitin proteasome system and/or the endo-lysosomal pathway. …”
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Dysregulation of Metabolic Peptides Precedes Hyperinsulinemia and Inflammation Following Exposure to Rotenone in Rats by Vandana Zaman, Denise Matzelle, Naren L. Banik, Azizul Haque

“…It is a classical, high-affinity mitochondrial complex I inhibitor that causes not only oxidative stress, α-synuclein phosphorylation, DJ-1 (Parkinson’s disease protein 7) modifications, and inhibition of the ubiquitin-proteasome system but it is also widely considered an environmental contributor to Parkinson’s disease (PD). …”
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Determining the Potential Roles of Branched-Chain Amino Acids in the Regulation of Muscle Growth in Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio) Based on Transcriptome and MicroRNA Sequencing by Xianglin Cao, Han Cui, Xinyu Ji, Baohua Li, Ronghua Lu, Yuru Zhang, Jianjun Chen

“…Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genome pathways, including the proteasome, phagosome, autophagy in animals, proteasome activator complex, and ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process, were enriched for these DEGs and DEMs. …”
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Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Cannabidiol in U87MG Cells: Effects on Autophagy and NRF2 Pathway by Laura Giannotti, Benedetta Di Chiara Stanca, Francesco Spedicato, Daniele Vergara, Eleonora Stanca, Fabrizio Damiano, Luisa Siculella

“…The study of the transcription factor NRF2 and the ubiquitin-binding protein p62 expression revealed an increase in their levels in CBD-treated cells. …”
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CircRNF13 enhances IGF2BP1 phase separation-mediated ITGB1 mRNA stabilization in an m6A-dependent manner to promote oral cancer cisplatin chemoresistance by Xuemeng Xu, Qiu Peng, Zongyao Ren, Yaqian Han, Xianjie Jiang, Zhu Wu, Shiming Tan, Wenjuan Yang, Linda Oyang, Xia Luo, Jinguan Lin, Longzheng Xia, Mingjing Peng, Nayiyuan Wu, Yanyan Tang, Hao Tian, Yujuan Zhou, Qianjin Liao

“…Mechanistically, circRNF13 interacts with the m6A “reader” protein IGF2BP1, inhibiting its ubiquitin-mediated degradation and promoting its phase separation formation. …”
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