On the contrary, IGF2BP2 elevates the stability of a deubiquitinase ubiquitin specific peptidase 13 (USP13) to prolong the half-life of autophagy-related protein 5 (ATG5), inducing pro-survival autophagy and drug resistance in gastrointestinal stromal tumors 60. Here, USP13 is linked to gastrointestinal stromal tumor.