“…One of them turned out to be trim33. Trim33, previously known as transcriptional intermediary factor 1γ (Tif1-γ), is a nuclear protein endowed with ubiquitin ligase activity, that does not directly bind to DNA but regulates gene transcription by associating with various DNA-binding transcription factors, such as SMADs, PU.1 (also known as Spi1) and Scl (also known as Tal1) (Xi et al, 2011;Hesling et al, 2011;Bai et al, 2010;Kusy et al, 2011;Ferri et al, 2015). Trim33 has notably been implicated in TGF-β-mediated regulation of gene expression (Xi et al, 2011;Hesling et al, 2011), erythropoiesis (Ransom et al, 2004;He et al, 2006;Bai et al, 2010), the long-term fate of hematopoietic stem cells (Kusy et al, 2011;Quere et al, 2014) and epithelial mesenchymal transitions (Hesling et al, 2011(Hesling et al, , 2013, and is considered a tumour suppressor (Aucagne et al, 2011).…”