USP9X regulates centrosome duplication and promotes breast carcinogenesis

USP9X is a deubiquitinating enzyme with many known substrates and functions; it has been linked to cancer but the mechanisms remain unclear. Here Liet al. report that USP9X stabilizes the centrosomal protein CEP131 leading to centrosome amplification and breast cancer development.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Xin Li, Nan Song, Ling Liu, Xinhua Liu, Xiang Ding, Xin Song, Shangda Yang, Lin Shan, Xing Zhou, Dongxue Su, Yue Wang, Qi Zhang, Cheng Cao, Shuai Ma, Na Yu, Fuquan Yang, Yan Wang, Zhi Yao, Yongfeng Shang, Lei Shi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14866