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ArticleMolecular and cellular biology2016

AJUBA LIM Proteins Limit Hippo Activity in Proliferating Cells by Sequestering the Hippo Core Kinase Complex in the Cytosol.

Radhika Jagannathan, Gregory V Schimizzi, Kun Zhang, Andrew J Loza, Norikazu Yabuta, Hitoshi Nojima, Gregory D Longmore

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Article in Molecular and cellular biology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers.

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39 citing papers in PubMed, 59 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Radhika JagannathanThe ICCE Institute, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Gregory V SchimizziThe ICCE Institute, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Kun ZhangThe ICCE Institute, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Department of Medicine (Oncology), Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Andrew J LozaThe ICCE Institute, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Norikazu YabutaDepartment of Molecular Genetics, Research Institute for Microbial Disease, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.
Hitoshi NojimaDepartment of Molecular Genetics, Research Institute for Microbial Disease, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.
Gregory D LongmoreThe ICCE Institute, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Department of Medicine (Oncology), Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA glongmor@dom.wustl.edu.
Washington University in St. Louis · USOsaka University · JP

Funding

NATIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE AWARD-MEDICAL SCIENTISTT32GM007200 · NIGMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI YOKOYAMA, WAYNE M. · 1985 to 2024
$59.8M
THE ROLE OF AJUBA LIM PROTEIN IN EPITHELIA BIOGENESISR01GM080673 · NIGMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI LONGMORE, GREGORY D. · 2007 to 2014
$2.4M
NOVEL SMALL MOLECULE INHIBITION OF DDR2 TO PREVENT BREAST CANCER METASTASISR01CA196205 · NCI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI LONGMORE, GREGORY D. · 2015 to 2019
$1.7M
INTERDISCIPLINARY TRAINING IN MECHANOBIOLOGY FROM NM TO CMT32EB018266 · NIBIB · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI BAYLY, PHILIP V · 2014 to 2018
$987k
Polarity-Mediated Suppression of TumorigenesisF30CA180244 · NCI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI SCHIMIZZI, GREGORY VINCENT · 2013 to 2015
$87k
NCI NIH HHS F30 CA180244NCI NIH HHS R01 CA196205NIBIB NIH HHS T32 EB018266NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM080673NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007200
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Hippo pathway controls organ growth and is implicated in cancer development. Whether and how Hippo pathway activity is limited to sustain or initiate cell growth when needed is not understood. The members of the AJUBA family of LIM proteins are negative regulators of the Hippo pathway. In mammalian epithelial cells, we found that AJUBA LIM proteins limit Hippo regulation of YAP, in proliferating cells only, by sequestering a cytosolic Hippo kinase complex in which LATS kinase is inhibited. At the plasma membranes of growth-arrested cells, AJUBA LIM proteins do not inhibit or associate with the Hippo kinase complex. The ability of AJUBA LIM proteins to inhibit YAP regulation by Hippo and to associate with the kinase complex directly correlate with their capacity to limit Hippo signaling during Drosophila wing development. AJUBA LIM proteins did not influence YAP activity in response to cell-extrinsic or cell-intrinsic mechanical signals. Thus, AJUBA LIM proteins limit Hippo pathway activity in contexts where cell proliferation is needed.

Indexed as

Adaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsCell ProliferationCytosolDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsEpithelial CellsHEK293 CellsHippo KinasesHippo Signaling PathwayHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLIM Domain ProteinsMCF-7 CellsPhosphoproteinsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingDrosophila ProteinsHippo Kinaseshpo protein, DrosophilaIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLIM Domain ProteinsPhosphoproteinsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesTranscription FactorsYAP1 protein, humanYAP-Signaling Proteins

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PMID27457617
PMCPMC5038147
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