USP52 inhibits cell proliferation by stabilizing PTEN protein in non-small cell lung cancer
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common subtype of lung cancer. Ubiquitination is closely related to the development of lung cancer. However, the biological importance of newly discovered ubiquitin specific peptidase 52 (USP52) in NSCLC remained unclear. Here, our findings identify USP52 as a novel tumor suppressor of NSCLC, the low expression of USP52 predicts a poor prognosis for NSCLC patients. This study demonstrates that USP52 inhibits cancer cell proliferation through downregulation of cyclin D1 as well as AKT/mTOR signaling pathway inhibition. Meanwhile, USP25 also suppresses NSCLC progression via enhancing PTEN stability in cancer cells, which further indicates the significance/importance of USP52 in NSCLC suppression.