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Published in final edited form as: Trends Biochem Sci. 2020 Feb 28;45(5):427–439. doi: 10.1016/j.tibs.2020.01.008

Table 3:

Examples of mutual regulation in the human DUB-E3 interaction network

DUB E3 Regulatory function of complex References
DUB-E3 interactions that promote the activity of the E3 ubiquitin ligase
CSN5 MDM2 CSN5 deubiquitylates MDM2, thereby regulating p53 stability [87]
OTUB1 TRAF6 OTUB1 and OTUB2 interact with TRAF3 and TRAF6 to attenuate innate immune signaling [57]
USP2 MDM2 USP2a regulates p53 by deubiquitylating and stabilizing MDM2 [59]
USP4 HUWE1 USP4 deubiquitylates HUWE1 resulting in decreased p53 levels [88]
USP4 TRAF2 USP4 deubiquitylates TRAF2 to attenuate innate immune signaling [55]
USP4 TRAF6 USP4 deubiquitylatesTRAF6 to attenuate innate immune signaling [55] [56]
USP7 MARCH7 USP7 deubquitylates and stabilizes MARCH7 in the nucleus [89]
USP7 MDM2 USP7 deubiquitylates MDM2 to promote its stability and destabilize p53 [90, 91]
USP7 RAD18 USP7 deubiquitylates RAD18 to regulate the DNA damage response [92]
USP7 RNF168 USP7 deubiquitylates RNF168 to regulate the DNA damage response [93]
USP7 RNF169 USP7 deubiquitylates RNF169 to promote double-strand break repair [94]
USP7 TRIM27 USP7 deubiquitylates TRIM27 regulating WASH complex activation [25]
USP7 UHRF1 USP7 interaction with UHRF1 promotes its association with chromatin [95]
USP9X ITCH USP9X interacts with ITCH and antagonizes autoubiquitylation, promoting its stability [9698]
USP9X MARCH7 USP9X deubquitylates and stabilizes MARCH7 in the cytosol [89]
USP9X SMURF1 USP9X interacts with SMURF and antagonizes autoubiquitylation, promoting its stability [99]
USP10 TRAF6 USP10 interacts in a complex with TANK and MCPIP1 in order to deubiquitylate TRAF6 and attenuate NFκB activation [100]
USP11 XIAP USP11 deubiquitylates XIAP, promoting tumor initiation [101]
USP12 MDM2 USP12 negatively regulates p53 stability by deubiquitylating MDM2 [61]
USP15 SMURF2 USP15 deubiquitylates SMURF2 to regulate TGFβ receptor signaling [28, 102]
USP19 XIAP USP19 regulates the stability of XIAP, enhancing TNFα-induced caspase activation and apoptosis [103]
USP20 TRAF6 USP20 negatively regulates NFκB activation by deubiquitylating TRAF6 [58]
USP26 MDM2 USP26 deubiquitylates MDM2 resulting in decreased stability of p53 [60]
DUB-E3 interactions that destabilize the DUB by promoting proteasomal degradation
AMSH SMURF2 RNF11 recruits AMSH to Smurf2 for ubiquitination, leading to its degradation by the 26S proteasome [104]
UCHL1 PARK2 UCHL1 is ubiquitylated and degraded in a PARK2-dependent manner [105]
USP5 SMURF1 USP5 is ubiquitylated and degraded in a USP5-dependent manner [65]
USP20 VHL USP20 is ubiquitylated and degraded in a pVHL-dependent manner [106]
USP19 SIAH1/2 SIAH1 and SIAH2 promote USP19 ubiquitylation and proteasomal degradation [107]
USP33 β-TrCP USP33 is ubiquitylated and degraded in a β-TrCP-dependent manner [108]
USP33 VHL USP33 is ubiquitylated and degraded in a pVHL-dependent manner [106]
USP37 βTrCP SCFβTrCP ubiquitylates USP37 to promote its degradation and facilitate mitotic entry [64]