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USP7 - a crucial regulator of cancer hallmarks by Gouranga Saha; Srija Roy; Malini Basu; Mrinal K. Ghosh is a Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology article available to read on EtoBox.

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Over the course of three decades of study, the deubiquitinase Herpesvirus associated Ubiquitin-Specific Protease/Ubiquitin-Specific Protease 7 (HAUSP/USP7) has gradually come to be recognized as a crucially important molecule in cellular physiology. The fact that USP7 is overexpressed in a number of cancers, including breast, prostate, colorectal, and lung cancers, supports the idea that USP7 is also an important regulator of tumorigenesis. In this review, we discuss USP7's function in relation to the cancer hallmarks described by Hanahan and Weinberg. This post-translational modifier can support increased proliferation, block unfavorable growth signals, stop cell death, and support an unstable cellular genome by manipulating key players in the pertinent signalling circuit. It is interesting to note that USP7 also aids in the stabilization of molecules that support angiogenesis and metastasis. Targeting USP7 has now emerged as a crucial component of USP7 research because pharmacological inhibition of USP7 supports p53-mediated cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. Efficacious USP7 inhibition is currently being investigated in both synthetic and natural compounds, but issues with selecti

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Author

Gouranga Saha; Srija Roy; Malini Basu; Mrinal K. Ghosh

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Published

2023

Language

EN

Field

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)