Nature Communications (Dec 2022)

USP5-Beclin 1 axis overrides p53-dependent senescence and drives Kras-induced tumorigenicity

  • Juan Li,
  • Yang Wang,
  • Yue Luo,
  • Yang Liu,
  • Yong Yi,
  • Jinsong Li,
  • Yang Pan,
  • Weiyuxin Li,
  • Wanbang You,
  • Qingyong Hu,
  • Zhiqiang Zhao,
  • Yujun Zhang,
  • Yang Cao,
  • Lingqiang Zhang,
  • Junying Yuan,
  • Zhi-Xiong Jim Xiao

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35557-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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Oncogene-induced senescence (OIS) occurs in premalignant lung adenomas, but infrequently in malignant adenocarcinomas. Here the authors show that USP5-Beclin 1 axis overcomes OIS in Kras-driven lung cancer by enhancing MDM2-mediated p53 degradation.