Effects of free ISG15 that may be relevant in a cancer context
Effect | Description of free ISG15-associated effects | Reference |
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Regulation of IFN signaling | In humans, JAK1-IFNAR2 interaction is disrupted by USP18, affecting IFN-α/β signaling Free ISG15 interacts with USP18, inhibiting its degradation by SKP2 | [67] |
Protein complex disassembly | Intracellular free ISG15 interrupts the USP18-SKP2 interaction promoting the stability of USP18 | [68] |
Regulation of E3-ubiquitin ligase activity | Free ISG15 binds to the E3-ubiquitin ligase NEDD4 to interrupt its interaction with the E2 biquitin-conjugating enzyme, decreasing ubiquitination | [69] |
Participation in selective autophagy | LRRC25 inhibits the IFN-signaling by promoting lysosomal degradation of ISG15-associated RIG-1 | [70] |
JAK1-IFNAR2: janus kinase 1-IFN α and β receptor subunit 2; SKP2: S-phase kinase-associated protein 2; NEDD4: NEDD4 E3 ubiquitin protein ligase (also known as NEDD4-1 or RPF1, neural precursor cell expressed, developmentally down-regulated 4); LRRC25: leucine-rich repeat containing 25; RIG-1: RNA sensor RIG-1
JZC thanks the Subprogram for the Incorporation of Young Career Academics (SIJA) from Dirección General de Asuntos del Personal Académico (DGAPA)-UNAM.
ACTC: Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing. JZC: Investigation, Validation, Writing—review & editing. Two authors read and approved the submitted version.
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This research was supported by the School of Science and Technology [CCyT-2022-08 to ACTC] from the Autonomous University of Mexico City (UACM). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
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