FBXO28 targets SNAI1 for ubiquitin-proteasomal degradation in non-small cell lung cancer

Jingyu Lin, Xinran Qiao, Hua Liu, Yang Chen, Zhen Li, Xinyi Tong, Mi Shen, Rui Zhang, Ying Han, Jiajia Shen, Zhen Wang · 2026

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Jingyu Lin and ten co-authors show that a tagging protein helps destroy a driver of lung cancer spread, in a study from 2026. The driver pushes cells to loosen and move, a step toward metastasis. It is normally short-lived because the cell tags it for disposal, but the full set of tagging agents was unclear.

The tagging protein was lower in tumor tissue than in nearby healthy tissue, and higher levels linked to better patient outlook. It binds the driver and marks it for disposal, with help from a known kinase. Blocking disposal reversed the effect. Restoring the tagger curbed cell movement in dishes and in animal models.

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CREATORJingyu Lin, Xinran Qiao, Hua Liu, Yang Chen, Zhen Li, Xinyi Tong, Mi Shen, Rui Zhang, Ying Han, Jiajia Shen, Zhen Wang
YEAR2026
COLLECTIONPAPERS
FORMATTXT
FILE SIZE35 KB
VERSION1.0
LICENSECC BY 4.0
RIGHTSCC BY
SOURCEEurope PMC

Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13579309

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