ArticleCell death & disease2023
USP33 promotes pancreatic cancer malignant phenotype through the regulation of TGFBR2/TGFβ signaling pathway.
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- Matrix stiffness-induced YEATS2 drives HCC progression via epigenetic activation of the TGFBR2-TAZ-AKT pathway.Cell death and differentiation · 2026Article
- The role of deubiquitinase USP33 in colorectal cancer tumorigenesis and its potential as a therapeutic target predictor.Discover oncology · 2026Review
- METTL3/IGF2BP3 axis promotes gemcitabine resistance of pancreatic cancer cells through regulating USP33-mediated PAK1 deubiquitination and degradation.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2026Article
- USP33 Promotes Lung Adenocarcinoma Brain Metastasis by Inhibiting the K48-Linked Ubiquitination and Degradation of S100A9 and Facilitating Vimentin Secretion.International journal of biological sciences · 2026Article
- Post-Translational Modifications: Key "Regulators" of Pancreatic Cancer Malignant Phenotype-Advances in Mechanisms and Targeted Therapies.Biomedicines · 2025Review
- The multifaceted roles of deubiquitinating enzymes (DUBs) in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.Cell death & disease · 2025Review
- Synergistic inhibition of TNBC by USP33 and TAP63 through autophagy and ferroptosis activation.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2025Article
- Phosphorylation of USP33 by CDK1 stabilizes the mTORC2 component SIN1.Cell death & disease · 2025Article
- Repair of Isoaspartyl Residues by PCMT1 and Kidney Fibrosis.Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN · 2025Article
- Molecular mechanism of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: The heterogeneity of cancer-associated fibroblasts and key signaling pathways.World journal of clinical oncology · 2025Review
- Comprehensive landscape and oncogenic role of extrachromosomal circular DNA in malignant biliary strictures.Cell & bioscience · 2025Article
- USP33 is an integrin α6 deubiquitinase and promotes esophageal squamous cell carcinoma cell migration and metastasis.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2024Article
- Lung-Targeted Lipid Nanoparticle-Delivered siUSP33 Attenuates SARS-CoV-2 Replication and Virulence by Promoting Envelope Degradation.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2024Article
- Ubiquitination in osteosarcoma: unveiling the impact on cell biology and therapeutic strategies.Cancer biology & medicine · 2024Review
- Tumor‑associated macrophages activated in the tumor environment of hepatocellular carcinoma: Characterization and treatment (Review).International journal of oncology · 2024Review
- USP33 facilitates the ovarian cancer progression via deubiquitinating and stabilizing CBX2.Oncogene · 2024Article
- Cancer associated fibroblasts-derived SULF1 promotes gastric cancer metastasis and CDDP resistance through the TGFBR3-mediated TGF-β signaling pathway.Cell death discovery · 2024Article
- Identification of potential biomarkers for lung adenocarcinoma: a study based on bioinformatics analysis combined with validation experiments.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Article
- Improved Antitumor Efficiency ofInternational journal of nanomedicine · 2024Article
- Ubiquitin signaling in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2023Review
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Abstract
Pancreatic cancer (PC) ranked fourth among cancer-related death worldwide with a survival rate less than 5%. The abnormal proliferation and distant metastasis are major obstacles for the diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic cancer, therefore, it is urgent for researchers to uncover the molecular mechanisms underlying the PC proliferation and metastasis. In current study, we found that USP33, a member of deubiquitinating enzyme family, was upregulated among PC samples and cells, meanwhile, the high expression of USP33 correlated with poor prognosis of patients. Function experiments revealed that USP33 overexpression promoted the proliferation, migration and invasion of PC cells while the inhibition of USP33 expression in PC cells exhibited the opposite effect. The mass spectrum and luciferase complementation assay screened TGFBR2 as the potential binding protein of USP33. Mechanistically, USP33 triggered the deubiquitination of TGFBR2 and prevented its degradation by lysosome, therefore promoted TGFBR2 accumulation in cell membrane and eventually contributed to the sustained activation of TGF-β signaling. Moreover, our results revealed that the activation of TGF-β targeted gene ZEB1 promoted the transcription of USP33. In conclusion, our study found that USP33 contributed to the proliferation and metastasis of pancreatic cancer through a positive feedback loop with TGF-β signaling pathway. Moreover, this study suggested that USP33 may serve as a potential prognostic and therapeutic target in PC.
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