Title:NEDD4: A Promising Target for Cancer Therapy
Volume: 14
Issue: 6
Author(s): Xiantao Ye, Lixia Wang, Bingxue Shang, Zhiwei Wang and Wenyi Wei
Affiliation:
Keywords:
Cancer, E3 ligase, NEDD4, oncogene, target, therapy, ubiquitination.
Abstract: The Neuronally expressed developmentally downregulated 4 (NEDD4), functioning largely as an E3 ubiquitin
ligase, has been demonstrated to play a critical role in the development and progression of human cancers. In this review,
to understand the regulatory mechanism(s) of NEDD4 as well as the signaling pathways controlled by NEDD4, we briefly
describe the NEDD4 upstream regulators and its downstream ubiquitin substrates. Moreover, we further discuss its
oncogenic roles in human malignancies. Therefore, targeting NEDD4 could be a potential therapeutic strategy for
treatment of human cancers.