OnCo

SQSTM1 (Sequestosome-1) is a gene. The public catalogues list it as a fusion partner, and the evidence so far is association rather than a proven role. Tied to Sarcomas and Osteosarcoma. This dossier gathers the 0 products (0 approved), 0 trials, 0 pathways and 0 resistance routes in the corpus that involve it, with external identifiers so it can be joined to UniProt, ChEMBL, Open Targets and the rest of biology.

Biology

Molecular adapter required for selective macroautophagy (aggrephagy) by acting as a bridge between polyubiquitinated proteins and autophagosomes. Promotes the recruitment of ubiquitinated cargo proteins to autophagosomes via multiple domains that bridge proteins and organelles in different steps. SQSTM1 first mediates the assembly and removal of ubiquitinated proteins by undergoing liquid-liquid phase separation upon binding to ubiquitinated proteins via its UBA domain, leading to the formation of insoluble cytoplasmic inclusions, known as p62 bodies. SQSTM1 then interacts with ATG8 family proteins on autophagosomes via its LIR motif, leading to p62 body recruitment to autophagosomes, followed by autophagic clearance of ubiquitinated proteins. SQSTM1 is itself degraded along with its ubiquitinated cargos. Also required to recruit ubiquitinated proteins to PML bodies in the nucleus. Location: Cytoplasmic vesicle, autophagosome; Preautophagosomal structure; Cytoplasm, cytosol; Nucleus, PML body (UniProt). Locus 5q35.3 (HGNC).

Where it is found
  • Sarcomas: Open Targets association 0.50 with sarcoma (MONDO_0005089)
  • Osteosarcoma: Open Targets association 0.50 with osteosarcoma (MONDO_0009807)
Class: other · Gene: SQSTM1 · Facts checked 2026-09-23 · Target page

External identifiers

Built from HGNC, Ensembl, UniProt and ChEMBL ids

Products by modality and phase

Browse products →

No product in the corpus is aimed at this target yet.

No trial in the corpus names this target or one of its products.

Resistance routes

Unaddressed routes →

The resistance atlas has no route that names this target.

No pathway diagram carries this target as a node.

Companion diagnostics

Assay registry →

No companion diagnostic in the registry measures this target.

Preclinical models

All models →

No model entry for this target yet; check the cancer entries on the models page.

No open questions recorded for this target yet. Suggest one.

Literature

Preprints →
Latest papers · live from Europe PMC
Open in Europe PMC

Query for this target: (TITLE:"SQSTM1" OR ABSTRACT:"SQSTM1" OR TITLE:"sequestosome 1" OR ABSTRACT:"sequestosome 1" OR TITLE:"Sequestosome-1" OR ABSTRACT:"Sequestosome-1" OR TITLE:"p62" OR ABSTRACT:"p62" OR TITLE:"p60" OR ABSTRACT:"p60" OR TITLE:"p62B" OR ABSTRACT:"p62B") AND (cancer OR tumor OR tumour OR oncology OR carcinoma OR lymphoma OR leukemia OR leukaemia OR myeloma OR sarcoma OR melanoma OR glioma). Results are unfiltered search hits about SQSTM1, not a curated reading list.

Export

The dossier as machine-readable JSON: identifiers from HGNC, Ensembl, UniProt and ChEMBL, products with status, trials, pathways, hotspots, open questions and assays. The full entity record is in the open API at /api/v1/entities/sqstm1.json. Licence CC BY-NC 4.0.