Here, we introduce the structure and function of “USP14, USP1, USP10, USP39, USP22, USP9X, USP2, USP7, USP4, USP5, USP29, USP15, USP12, USP16, USP27, USP46, and USP8” in the USP family research progress in HCC. Here, USP5 is linked to hepatocellular carcinoma.