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ArticleDiscover oncology2026

USP14 promotes epithelial-mesenchymal transition and functions as a multifaceted biomarker in lung adenocarcinoma.

Chenzhuo Wu, Zhimeng Chen, Jian Yang, Hao Shi, Yuxuan Xing, Haoran Liu, Ziqing Shen, Chun Xu, Cheng Ding, Hao Ding and 1 more

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Article in Discover oncology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Chenzhuo Wu *Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 899 Ping Hai Road, Suzhou, 215000, Jiangsu, China.
Zhimeng Chen *Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 899 Ping Hai Road, Suzhou, 215000, Jiangsu, China.
Jian Yang *Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 899 Ping Hai Road, Suzhou, 215000, Jiangsu, China.
Hao ShiLaboratory of Cancer Molecular Genetics, Soochow University, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Yuxuan XingDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 899 Ping Hai Road, Suzhou, 215000, Jiangsu, China.
Haoran LiuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 899 Ping Hai Road, Suzhou, 215000, Jiangsu, China.
Ziqing ShenDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 899 Ping Hai Road, Suzhou, 215000, Jiangsu, China.
Chun XuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 899 Ping Hai Road, Suzhou, 215000, Jiangsu, China.
Cheng DingDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 899 Ping Hai Road, Suzhou, 215000, Jiangsu, China.
Hao DingDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 899 Ping Hai Road, Suzhou, 215000, Jiangsu, China. 353249221@qq.com.
Jun ZhaoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 899 Ping Hai Road, Suzhou, 215000, Jiangsu, China. junzhao@suda.edu.cn.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 82573540
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Abstract

Ubiquitin-specific protease 14 (USP14) is highly expressed in various tumors and functions as a critical regulator of proteasomal protein degradation. However, a comprehensive understanding of clinical relevance, prognostic value, and immunotherapy prediction of USP14 in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) has yet to be established. USP14 expression was found upregulated and related with poor survival in LUAD using transcriptome and proteome data from TCGA and PDC databases. Then functional and rescue experiments showed that USP14 increases the ability of LUAD cells to migrate, invade, and undergo epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) through Wound-healing assays, Transwell assays and western blot. Furthermore, enrichment analysis positioned USP14 as a positive regulator of the PI3K-AKT-mTOR signaling pathway. Moreover, immune cell infiltration analysis in relation to USP14 expression reveals its association with immune evasion and low response of immunotherapy. In conclusion, USP14 contributes to LUAD development through three key mechanisms: suppressing immune responses, promoting EMT, and activating the Akt signaling pathway. Our research establishes USP14 as a multifaceted biomarker and immunotherapy target. These findings provide a deeper understanding of USP14's crucial role in LUAD.

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AKTEMTImmunotherapyLung adenocarcinomaUSP14

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PMID41723339
PMCPMC13031698

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