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ReviewAmerican journal of cancer research2025

OTU deubiquitinases in cancer pathogenesis and precision therapy.

Shengcai Yu, Zuli Wang, Mengxue Wang, Kunlun Li, Xiaoxi Shang, Youbo Zhao, Rong Hu, Haiyang Li, Min Su

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Review in American journal of cancer research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Shengcai YuDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Key Laboratory of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Diseases Treatment and Bioinformatics Research, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guizhou Medical University Guiyang 550025, Guizhou, China.
Zuli WangDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Key Laboratory of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Diseases Treatment and Bioinformatics Research, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guizhou Medical University Guiyang 550025, Guizhou, China.
Mengxue WangSchool of Clinical Medicine, Guizhou Medical University Guiyang 561113, Guizhou, China.
Kunlun LiDepartment of Human Histology and Embryology, Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering Research Centre, Translational Medical Research Center, School of Basic Medical Science, Guizhou Medical University Guiyang 561113, Guizhou, China.
Xiaoxi ShangDepartment of Human Histology and Embryology, Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering Research Centre, Translational Medical Research Center, School of Basic Medical Science, Guizhou Medical University Guiyang 561113, Guizhou, China.
Youbo ZhaoDepartment of Human Histology and Embryology, Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering Research Centre, Translational Medical Research Center, School of Basic Medical Science, Guizhou Medical University Guiyang 561113, Guizhou, China.
Rong HuDepartment of Human Histology and Embryology, Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering Research Centre, Translational Medical Research Center, School of Basic Medical Science, Guizhou Medical University Guiyang 561113, Guizhou, China.
Haiyang LiDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Key Laboratory of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Diseases Treatment and Bioinformatics Research, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guizhou Medical University Guiyang 550025, Guizhou, China.
Min SuDepartment of Human Histology and Embryology, Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering Research Centre, Translational Medical Research Center, School of Basic Medical Science, Guizhou Medical University Guiyang 561113, Guizhou, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The OTU family consists of 16 highly conserved deubiquitinases (DUBs) that play critical roles in regulating diverse signaling pathways through substrate-specific deubiquitination of key proteins. These enzymes are involved in multiple physiological processes, including cancer progression, immune responses, cell division, and inflammation modulation. Depending on their target substrates, individual OTU family members perform distinct functions across biological processes, as exemplified by their dual roles in cancer pathogenesis. Increasing attention has been directed toward developing OTU DUB inhibitors as potential cancer therapeutics. This review provides a systematic analysis of recent structural and functional studies on OTU family members, with a particular focus on their roles in cancer. We discuss their associations with various malignancies and summarize advances in OTU-targeted inhibitor development, emphasizing their clinical potential as novel therapeutic targets.

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cancer progressionDeubiquitinationenvironmentally dependent oncogeneimmunityovarian tumor domain

Identifiers

PMID41395287
PMCPMC12696533

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