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ArticleEMBO reports2017

Osmotic stress-induced phosphorylation by NLK at Ser128 activates YAP.

Audrey W Hong, Zhipeng Meng, Hai-Xin Yuan, Steven W Plouffe, Sungho Moon, Wantae Kim, Eek-Hoon Jho, Kun-Liang Guan

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Article in EMBO reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 107 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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107 citing papers in PubMed, 156 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Audrey W HongDepartment of Pharmacology and Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Zhipeng MengDepartment of Pharmacology and Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Hai-Xin YuanDepartment of Pharmacology and Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Steven W PlouffeDepartment of Pharmacology and Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Sungho MoonDepartment of Life Science, University of Seoul, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-5938-8930
Wantae KimDepartment of Life Science, University of Seoul, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, Korea.
Eek-Hoon JhoDepartment of Life Science, University of Seoul, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-2414-6234
Kun-Liang GuanDepartment of Pharmacology and Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA kuguan@ucsd.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-1892-0174
University of California San Diego · USUniversity of Seoul · KRShanghai Medical College of Fudan University · CN

Funding

VIRAL MALIGNANCYP30CA023100 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI DIANE M SIMEONE · 1985 to 2026
$124.9M
GRADUATE TRAINING IN CELLULAR &MOLECULAR PHARMACOLOGYT32GM007752 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI BROWN, JOAN HELLER, HANDEL, TRACY M · 1985 to 2023
$13.5M
PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION AND GROWTH FACTOR FUNCTIONR01GM051586 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI BROWN, JOAN HELLER · 1994 to 2024
$7.9M
The mTOR and Hippo pathway in cell growth and cancerR35CA196878 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI GUAN, KUN-LIANG · 2015 to 2019
$4.0M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA023100NCI NIH HHS R35 CA196878NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM051586NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007752
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

YAP is the major downstream effector of the Hippo pathway, which controls cell growth, tissue homeostasis, and organ size. Aberrant YAP activation, resulting from dysregulation of the Hippo pathway, is frequently observed in human cancers. YAP is a transcription co-activator, and the key mechanism of YAP regulation is its nuclear and cytoplasmic translocation. The Hippo pathway component, LATS, inhibits YAP by phosphorylating YAP at Ser127, leading to 14-3-3 binding and cytoplasmic retention of YAP Here, we report that osmotic stress stimulates transient YAP nuclear localization and increases YAP activity even when YAP Ser127 is phosphorylated. Osmotic stress acts via the NLK kinase to induce YAP Ser128 phosphorylation. Phosphorylation of YAP at Ser128 interferes with its ability to bind to 14-3-3, resulting in YAP nuclear accumulation and induction of downstream target gene expression. This osmotic stress-induced YAP activation enhances cellular stress adaptation. Our findings reveal a critical role for NLK-mediated Ser128 phosphorylation in YAP regulation and a crosstalk between osmotic stress and the Hippo pathway.

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Osmotic PressureCell CycleCell Cycle ProteinsCell NucleolusCytoplasmEnzyme ActivationHEK293 CellsHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsNuclear ProteinsPhosphorylationProtein BindingProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProtein TransportSerineSignal TransductionCell Cycle ProteinsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsNLK protein, humanNuclear ProteinsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesSerineTranscription FactorsYY1AP1 protein, human14‐3‐3HippoNLKosmotic stressYAP

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PMID27979971
PMCPMC5210094
OpenAlexW2563124755

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