Validation of NEDD8-conjugating enzyme UBC12 as a new therapeutic target in lung cancer

Abstract

These findings highlight a crucial role of UBC12 in fine-tuned regulation of neddylation activation status and validate UBC12 as an attractive alternative anticancer target against neddylation pathway. FUND: Chinese Minister of Science and Technology grant (2016YFA0501800), National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 81401893, 81625018, 81820108022, 81772470, 81572340 and 81602072), Innovation Program of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission (2019-01-07-00-10-E00056), Program of Shanghai Academic/Technology Research Leader (18XD1403800), National Thirteenth Five-Year Science and Technology Major Special Project for New Drug and Development (2017ZX09304001). The funders had no role in study design, data collection, data analysis, interpretation, writing of the report.