USP37 promotes angiogenesis and metastasis in colorectal cancer by facilitating β-catenin stability.

ABSTRACT: Ubiquitin-specific peptidase 37 (USP37) is a novel deubiquitinating enzyme, which has been found to be involved in the progression of multiple tumors. However, its function in colorectal cancer (CRC) remains unclear. Here, we firstly proved that USP37 was up-regulated in CRC cases, and high USP37 expression predicted poor survival of CRC cases. USP37 up-regulation promoted the proliferation, cell cycle progression, apoptosis inhibition, migration, invasion, epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) and stemness of CRC cells; moreover, USP37 facilitated the angiogenesis of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). However, USP37 silencing showed the opposite function. In vivo experiment suggested that USP37 silencing suppressed the growth and lung metastasis of CRC in nude mice.

SUBMITTER: Tong D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10326571 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature