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These findings support DUBs as key regulatory nodes integrating ubiquitin signaling with inflammatory and stress-response pathways in the vasculature. In parallel, efforts to pharmacologically modulate DUB activity have led to the development of selective inhibitors and activators, although challenges remain in achieving substrate specificity and tissue selectivity. 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